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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Huston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Huston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Huston is located in Canyon County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Canyon County: Ada, Gem, Owyhee, Payette & Malheur (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Huston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huston:

  • Canyon County     (The home county of Huston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • Greenleaf
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Weitz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
    • Caldwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Notus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Middleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nampa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nampa is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
    • Sand Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
    • Roswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roswell is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Parma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
    • Bowmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
  • Ada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • Star
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kuna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Boise Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
    • Collister
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Collister is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
    • Boise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Boise is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
      • Former name for Boise:
      • Boise City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <1>
    • Boise Hills Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • Bramwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
    • Letha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Emmett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Owyhee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • Marsing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Homedale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockville is located in Owyhee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Murphy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Payette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • New Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Buckingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Buckingham is located in Payette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Fruitland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Malheur County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
    • Adrian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <1>
    • Owyhee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
    • Nyssa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
    • Ontario
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huston, see our County-by-County Page for Huston.

Cemeteries Near Huston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Huston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.

  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenleaf Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Greenleaf.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405947 <2>
  • Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Marsing.
    • The Peaceful Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knowlton Heights Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153586 <2>
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marsing - Homedale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canyon Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilder.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80679 <2>
  • Kohlerlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Boise Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Huston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.

  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Notus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Middleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
  • Parma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Owyhee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Kuna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Nyssa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
  • Mora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Reynolds
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Reynolds is located in Owyhee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Boise
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Boise is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huston.

Newspapers Published in Huston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huston, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Huston:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.