Welcome to Hector ...

Hector is located in Bullock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hector, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Hector is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hector (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Hector: (334)

Communities Also Named Hector ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hector - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, 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 10 communities that are near Hector.

• Pike Road
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <4>
• Union Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <4>
• Shorter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
  • Shorter is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
• Fitzpatrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
• Mitchell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
• Pine Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
• Postoak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
• Inverness
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Bullock County
• Saco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in Pike County
• Hardaway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
  • Hardaway is located in Macon 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 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.

Adding Hector to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hector 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 Hector was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hector post office opened in 1880.

We also found Hector in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/