Welcome to Hector ...Hector is located in Potter County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hector, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. Hector is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Hector lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Hector: 814 & 582<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, New York and Ohio. 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.
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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hector, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Hector was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hector. Footnotes ...
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