Welcome to Houghtonville ...

Houghtonville is located in Windham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Houghtonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Houghtonville is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Houghtonville is within the boundaries of the (802) area code.

Communities Also Named Houghtonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Houghtonville - they are located in Maine and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Houghtonville ...

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

• Claremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Charlestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Rockingham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Walpole
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <4>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
• Bellows Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
  • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <4>
• Westminster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
• Weathersfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weathersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
  • Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people
• Putney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
  • Putney is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houghtonville ...

Looking for more information about Houghtonville? 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 Houghtonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Houghtonville.

Adding Houghtonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Houghtonville 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 Houghtonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Houghtonville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Houghtonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houghtonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/