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Welcome to Hechts Landing ...

Hechts Landing is located in Mercer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hechts Landing: Hechts Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hechts Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hechts Landing for more information about variations on the name of Hechts Landing.

Hechts Landing is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hechts Landing: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near Hechts Landing ...

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

  • Celina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wapakoneta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Marys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Bremen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Minster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Versailles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Spencerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cridersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hechts Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hechts Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Hechts Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Hechts Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.