Welcome to Hectorville ...
Hectorville is located in Franklin County<1>.
The location of Hectorville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hectorville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Hectorville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hectorville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Hectorville: (802)
Communities Also Named Hectorville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hectorville - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hectorville.
Communities near Hectorville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hectorville.
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hyde Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Enosburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
- Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <5>
- Richford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Lamoille County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
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 Hectorville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hectorville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hectorville. 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 Hectorville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hectorville. See our Newspapers Page for Hectorville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hectorville ...
Looking for more information about Hectorville? 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 Hectorville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hectorville.
Adding Hectorville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hectorville 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 Hectorville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hectorville post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hectorville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hectorville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hectorville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |