Welcome to Hecktown ...

Hecktown is located in Northampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hecktown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Hecktown is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hecktown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Hecktown ...

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

• Allentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Easton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Emmaus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Quakertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Wilson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Catasauqua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Hellertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>

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 Hecktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hecktown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hecktown ...

Looking for more information about Hecktown? 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 Hecktown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hecktown.

Adding Hecktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hecktown 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 Hecktown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Hecktown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hecktown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/