Welcome to Hector ...

Hector is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

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

Hector is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hector lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hector ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hector - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hector.

Communities near Hector ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Hector.

• Lavic ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavic
  • Lavic is located in San Bernardino County
• Newberry Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Springs
  • Newberry Springs is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry Springs <4>
• Afton ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in San Bernardino County
• Ludlow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <4>
• Yermo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yermo
  • Yermo is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yermo <4>
• Daggett
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
  • Daggett is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daggett <4>
• Siberia ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
  • Siberia is located in San Bernardino County
• Zzyzx
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
  • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
  • Former names for Zzyzx:
  • Camp Soda
  • Soda Springs

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hector. 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 Hector.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hector ...

Looking for more information about Hector? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hector, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hector.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/