Welcome to Huron City ...

Huron City is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Huron City is located in Huron County<1>.

The location of Huron City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huron City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Huron City is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Huron City: (989)

Communities Also Named Huron City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Huron City - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Huron City ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
• Harbor Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
  • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Former name for Harbor Beach:
  • Sand Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <4>
• Port Austin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Austin
  • Port Austin is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Austin <4>
• Kinde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <4>
• Port Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hope
  • Port Hope is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hope <4>
• Pointe aux Barques
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe aux Barques
  • Pointe aux Barques is located in Huron County
• Redman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
  • Redman is located in Huron County
• Port Crescent ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
  • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
• Filion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
  • Filion is located in Huron County
• Rapson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
  • Rapson is located in Huron 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 Huron City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huron City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huron City ...

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

Adding Huron City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Huron City post office opened in 1861.

We also found Huron City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huron City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/