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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hector (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hector. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hector is located in Schuyler County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuyler County: Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins & Yates.

Below are the counties that are near Hector. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hector:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hector, see our County-by-County Page for Hector.

Cemeteries Near Hector ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hector.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hector covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hector, with the one closest to Hector listed first.

  • Hector Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hector Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hector Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valois Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valois Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Stream Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Stream Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Stream Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakemont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakemont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starkey Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Reading Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Reading Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Reading Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynoldsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynoldsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynoldsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cronk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cronk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cronk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hector had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hector, with the one closest to Hector listed first.

  • Logan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glenora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Glenora is located in Yates County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenora
    • From Hector to Glenora
  • Rock Stream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Stream
    • Rock Stream is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Stream <2>
  • Starkey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey
    • Starkey is located in Yates County
  • Reading Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burdett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <2>
  • Reynoldsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Reynoldsville is located in Schuyler County
  • East Steamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steamburg
    • East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County
  • Lodi Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Center
    • Lodi Center is located in Seneca County
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • North Reading
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennettsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Townsendville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsendville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsendville
      • Townsendville is located in Seneca County
    • Searsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Himrod
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hector. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hector.

Newspapers Published in Hector ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hector.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hector, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hector.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hector:

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 Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hector, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hector) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hector. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5007, Longitude: -76.8725    









 

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