Welcome to Hector ...

Hector is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hector, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

Hector is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hector: (607)

The ZIP code for Hector: 14841<3>

Communities Also Named Hector ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hector - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, 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.

• Ithaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Penn Yan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Watkins Glen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Dundee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Montour Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Aurora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Hammondsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsport
  • Hammondsport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammondsport <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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hector, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Hector post office opened in 1802.

We also found Hector in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

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