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Welcome to Houstonville ...

Houstonville is located in Baldwin County<1>.

Houstonville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Houstonville: 251

Communities Also Named Houstonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Houstonville - they are located in North Carolina (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Houstonville ...

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

  • Mobile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Daphne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
    • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <3>
  • Foley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
  • Spanish Fort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Robertsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
    • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <3>
  • Loxley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
    • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <3>
  • Summerdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <3>
  • Elberta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <3>
  • Silverhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
    • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <3>
  • Magnolia Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houstonville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houstonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.