Heckton, Pennsylvania

Heckton, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community

Heckton Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°21′7″N 76°54′58″W / 40.35194°N 76.91611°W / 40.35194; -76.91611Coordinates: 40°21′7″N 76°54′58″W / 40.35194°N 76.91611°W / 40.35194; -76.91611
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Township	Middle Paxton
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Heckton is an unincorporated community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, at latitude 40.352 and longitude -76.916. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It was named for Dr. Lewis Heck - Born 1810 - Died 1890 - Reared in Shippensburg, Dr. Heck settled here in 1832. He practiced medicine and served as a Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly during the American Civil War. He also operated a large steam sawmill nearby from 1843 until 1890.^[1]

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Municipalities and communities of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Harrisburg

City	Harrisburg

Boroughs	Berrysburg Dauphin Elizabethville Gratz Halifax Highspire Hummelstown Lykens Middletown Millersburg Paxtang Penbrook Pillow Royalton Steelton Williamstown

Townships	Conewago Derry East Hanover Halifax Jackson Jefferson Londonderry Lower Paxton Lower Swatara Lykens Middle Paxton Mifflin Reed Rush South Hanover Susquehanna Swatara Upper Paxton Washington Wayne West Hanover Wiconisco Williams

CDPs	Bressler Colonial Park Enhaut Hershey Lawnton Lenkerville Linglestown Oberlin Palmdale Paxtonia Progress Rutherford Skyline View Union Deposit Wiconisco

Unincorporated communities	Bachmanville Beaufort Farms Benvenue Dietrich Deodate Carsonville Ebenezer Edgemont Ellendale Forge Enders Enterline Estherton Fisherville Fort Hunter Grantville Hanoverdale Hanover Heights Heckton Hockersville Hoernerstown Inglenook Jednota Killinger Loyalton Lucknow Manada Gap Manada Hill Matamoras Montrose Park Oakleigh Oakmont Oberlin Gardens Paxtang Manor Piketown Powells Valley Ridgeview Ritzie Village Rockville Sand Beach Shellsville Singersville Swatara Vaughn Waynesville Windsor Farms

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