Welcome to Horton ...

Horton is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Horton is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Horton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Horton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Horton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Horton - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon (2), Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Horton ...

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

• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Walton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Hancock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Andes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Corbett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Corbett is located in Delaware County
• Gregorytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
  • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
• Peakville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peakville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Peakville is located in Delaware County
• Acidalia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
• Roscoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horton ...

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

Adding Horton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horton post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/