WayfarrowHeil School
Ghost town · Hooker County, Nebraska
Heil School is a ghost town in Hooker County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Hooker County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Heil School as a historical populated place on the Hecla topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.0392° N, 101.2377° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hecla |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,390 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mullen, NE |
| Distance to it | 9.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 835319 |
| Coordinates | 42.03916, -101.23767 |
What's there now
Heil School is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mullen, NE (population 419), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,390 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- DeWittyghost town · Cherry County · 39.8 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.