Welcome to Hester Heights ...
Hester Heights is located in Franklin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Hester Heights: Hester Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Hester Heights is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hester Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Hester Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hester Heights.
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Muscle Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <3>
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tuscumbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Phil Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Leighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <3>
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 Hester Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hester Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hester Heights. 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 Hester Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hester Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Hester Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hester Heights ...
Looking for more information about Hester Heights? 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 Hester Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hester Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hester Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |