Welcome to Houghton ...So far, we found very little information about Houghton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Houghton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Houghton, please Contact Us. Houghton would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>. While the community is gone, the present day location for Houghton is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Houghton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Houghton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Houghton was located: 719 Communities Also Named Houghton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Houghton - they are located in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New York, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Houghton. Communities near Houghton ...We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Houghton.
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 Houghton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houghton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Houghton. 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 Houghton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Houghton. See our Newspapers Page for Houghton. Footnotes ...
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