Welcome to Hecla ...The city of Hecla is located in Brown County<1>. The pronunciation of Hecla: HEK-luh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hecla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hecla has a population of 218 people<3> (see below for details). Hecla is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Hecla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Hecla: 605 The ZIP code for Hecla: 57446<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hecla had an population of 218 people. This is a decrease of 3.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.57% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hecla had a population of 227 people. This makes Hecla the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Hecla represents 0.03% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 231st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 227 people, the population of Hecla decreased 27.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 314 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hecla. Communities Also Named Hecla ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hecla - they are located in Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hecla. Communities near Hecla ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hecla.
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 Hecla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hecla. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hecla. 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 Hecla. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hecla. See our Newspapers Page for Hecla. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hecla ...Looking for more information about Hecla? 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 Hecla, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hecla. Adding Hecla to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hecla 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 Hecla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hecla. Footnotes ...
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