Welcome to Heartwell ...

The village of Heartwell is located in Kearney County<1>.

The location of Heartwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heartwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Heartwell has a population of 72 people<3> (see below for details).

Heartwell is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Heartwell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Heartwell: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Heartwell had an population of 72 people. This is an increase of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Heartwell had a population of 71 people. This makes Heartwell the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 71 people, the population of Heartwell decreased 11.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 80 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Heartwell.

Communities near Heartwell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heartwell.

• Kearney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <5>
• Minden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <5>
• Gibbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <5>
• Shelton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
• Kenesaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <5>
• Juniata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <5>
• Axtell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axtell <5>
• Campbell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
• Roseland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
• Holstein
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
  • Holstein is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heartwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heartwell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heartwell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heartwell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heartwell. See our Newspapers Page for Heartwell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heartwell ...

Looking for more information about Heartwell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Heartwell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heartwell.

Adding Heartwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heartwell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Heartwell was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Heartwell in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Heartwell post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heartwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heartwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/