Welcome to Huston ...

Huston is located in Somerset 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Huston is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Huston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Huston lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Huston ...

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

• Uniontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Connellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Somerset
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Meyersdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• South Connellsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Dunbar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Grantsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Rockwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Friendsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Huston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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 Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/