Welcome to Hecla ...
So far, we found very little information about Hecla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hecla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hecla, please Contact Us.
Hecla would have been located within present day Laramie County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hecla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hecla is 6,750 feet [2,057 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hecla is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hecla was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Hecla was located: 307
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 South Dakota.
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.
- Cheyenne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Buford is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
- Islay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Sherman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Virginia Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
- Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <4>
- Speer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hermosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Horse Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <4>
- Tie Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tie Siding
- Tie Siding is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tie Siding <4>
- South Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
- South Greeley is located in Laramie County
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.
Adding Hecla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hecla in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hecla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hecla post office opened in 1888.
We also found Hecla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hecla.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
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 Hecla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Laramie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hecla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |