Welcome to Huston ...

Huston is located in Canyon County<1>.

The location of Huston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Huston is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Huston is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Huston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Huston: (208) and (986)<4>

The ZIP code for Huston: 83630<5>

Communities Also Named Huston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Huston - they are located in Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huston.

Communities near Huston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huston.

• Meridian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
• Nampa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <6>
• Caldwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
• Kuna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <6>
• Star
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
• Middleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <6>
• Homedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homedale
  • Homedale is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homedale <6>
• Parma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <6>
• Wilder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
  • Wilder is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <6>
• Marsing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsing
  • Marsing is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsing <6>

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 Huston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huston. 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 Huston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huston. See our Newspapers Page for Huston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huston ...

Looking for more information about Huston? 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 Huston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Huston.

Adding Huston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huston 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 Huston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Huston post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Canyon County: www.canyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/