Hector, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45831. The Survey maps it on the Miller City quadrangle.
Then and now
1908 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1908 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Miller City quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Miller City quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Defiance quadrangle1:100000
In the 1915 county history
902 words on this townshipThe county history of 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Monroe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Monroe Township - 902 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 84 shownMuseums hold 84 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hector between 1893 and 1969: 84 Animalia. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., Blyth & Katz, Creamer, D. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) | 1893 | not recorded | Blanchard River |
![]() | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | 1956 | H. Price | Palmer Township, Miller City tile pond |
![]() | Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
![]() | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
![]() | Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
![]() | Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) | 1893 | not recorded | Cloverdale, Auglaize River |
![]() | Notropis whipplei (Girard, 1856) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
![]() | Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Cloverdale, Ohio |
![]() | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Sugar Cr. Twp: near Vaughnsville, Putnam Co., Ohio |
![]() | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Sugar Creek Twp.: near Vaughnsville, Putnam Co., Ohio |
![]() | Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | 1931 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Ottawa Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio |
![]() | Rana pipiens Schreber, 1782 | 1931 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Ottawa Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio |
All 84 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
1 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hector: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glandorf Tile Co Pit | Clay | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieferville | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wisterman | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Continental | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| North Creek | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cuba | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rice | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dupont | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Miller City | 5.1 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hector | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20657837 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1041455. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






















