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Welcome to Horton ...

Horton is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Horton is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Horton (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Horton: 256 & 938<3>

The ZIP code for Horton: 35980<4>

Communities Also Named Horton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Horton: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in DeKalb County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 30 communities that are also named Horton - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon (2), Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Horton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horton ...

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

Adding Horton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horton post office opened in 1890.

We also found Horton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Horton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Horton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Horton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Horton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/