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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hecktown had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brodhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brodhead is located in Northampton County
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  • Steuben
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Steuben is located in Northampton County
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  • Hanoverville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
  • Shimer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shimer is located in Northampton County
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  • Nazareth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde is located in Northampton County
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  • Bethlehem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freemansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Redington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Redington is located in Northampton County
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  • Walters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Walters is located in Northampton County
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  • Nisky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisky is located in Northampton County
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  • South Bethlehem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
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  • Glendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glendon is located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Zucksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Zucksville is located in Northampton County
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  • Tatamy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tatamy is located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
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  • Stockertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aluta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Aluta is located in Northampton County
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  • Moorestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moorestown is located in Northampton County
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  • Lower Saucon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
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  • South Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Easton is located in Northampton County
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  • Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
  • Belfast
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belfast is located in Northampton County
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  • Bushkill Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bushkill Center is located in Northampton County
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  • Seemsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
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  • Howertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Howertown is located in Northampton County
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    • Howertown has also been known as:
    • Hauertown
    • Howardtown
    • Howartown
    • Howeton
  • Weaversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
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Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hecktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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