Welcome to Huntsville ...
Although we found mention of Huntsville during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Huntsville had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Huntsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huntsville, please Contact Us.
The location of Huntsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Huntsville is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Huntsville might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Huntsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Huntsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntsville.
Communities near Huntsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntsville.
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
- Nickerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
- Nickerson is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <4>
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Stafford has also been known as:
- Stafford Center
- Stafford City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <4>
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
- Turon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Sylvia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Plevna is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
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 Huntsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntsville. 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 Huntsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville. See our Newspapers Page for Huntsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntsville ...
Looking for more information about Huntsville? 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 Huntsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Huntsville.
Adding Huntsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huntsville 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 Huntsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Huntsville post office opened in 1878.
We also found Huntsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Huntsville and then turned east". While Huntsville could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Huntsville as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Huntsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huntsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |