Welcome to Hess Road ...
Hess Road is located in Niagara County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Hess Road, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hess Road, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Hess Road is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hess Road lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hess Road is within the (716) area code.
Communities near Hess Road ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hess Road.
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Lockport is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Medina is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
- Middleport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
- Lyndonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
- Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
- Barker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Barker is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <4>
- Corwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin is located in Niagara County
- Ridgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Niagara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgewood <4>
- Coomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
- Coomer is located in Niagara County
- Hartland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
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 Hess Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hess Road.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hess Road. 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 Hess Road.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hess Road. See our Newspapers Page for Hess Road.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hess Road ...
Looking for more information about Hess Road? 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 Hess Road, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hess Road.
Adding Hess Road to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hess Road in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hess Road was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hess Road post office opened in 1847.
We also found Hess Road in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hess Road.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hess Road. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hess Road - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |