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Welcome to Horr ...

Horr is located in Isabella County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horr, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Horr is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Horr: 989

Communities Also Named Horr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Horr - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Horr ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clare
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
    • Evart is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
  • Lake Isabella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
    • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
    • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
    • Lake Isabella village
  • Edmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Farwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecosta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
    • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <3>
  • Rosebush
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Barryton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
    • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <3>
  • Brinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
    • Brinton is located in Isabella County

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 Horr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horr.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horr ...

Looking for more information about Horr? 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 Horr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horr.

Adding Horr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horr 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 Horr was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Isabella, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.