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Welcome to Houston ...
Houston is located in Heard County.
When the people of Houston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Houstonian<1>
Houston is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Houston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Houston (for example, toward Roanoke (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Telephone area codes for Houston: (706) & (762)<3>
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Communities near Houston ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Houston and not the distance if you drove.<4>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Houston. |
Communities Also Named Houston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 28 communities that are also named Houston - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Delaware (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Houston.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Houston. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Houston. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Houston.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Houston:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houston ...
Looking for more information about Houston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Houston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Houston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Houston.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Georgia: www.georgia.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Houston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Houston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance starting from Houston. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Houston) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1596, Longitude: -85.1377 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Houston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Houston. - Return to Citation |
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