Welcome to Hortonville ...

Hortonville is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hortonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hortonville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hortonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hortonville: 508 & 774<3>

Communities Also Named Hortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hortonville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hortonville ...

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

• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Providence
  • From Hortonville to Providence
• New Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Bedford
  • From Hortonville to New Bedford
• Fall River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River
  • From Hortonville to Fall River
• Warwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warwick
  • From Hortonville to Warwick
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cranston
  • From Hortonville to Cranston
• Pawtucket
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawtucket
  • From Hortonville to Pawtucket
• Taunton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taunton
  • From Hortonville to Taunton
• East Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Providence
  • From Hortonville to East Providence
• Attleboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attleboro
  • From Hortonville to Attleboro
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Hortonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hortonville.

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

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

Adding Hortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hortonville 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 Hortonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hortonville post office opened in 1884.

We also found Hortonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hortonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hortonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/