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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Huston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Huston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huston, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Huston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Huston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Huston is historic, it would have been located within present day Holmes County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Huston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huston:
- Holmes County (The home county of Huston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Holmesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Stillwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Loudonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Jeromesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Rowsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Mifflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Layland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Metham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Chili
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Nellie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Walhonding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fresno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Mohawk Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Gann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Buckeye City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Esto ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- North Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Pipesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Licking County
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Seville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Wadsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Justus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Brewster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Navarre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- North Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Barrs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Stone Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Apple Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Funk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Boys Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Devil Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huston, see our County-by-County Page for Huston.
Cemeteries Near Huston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huston.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Huston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Gindlesberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Twp. Cemetery
- The Prairie Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
- Kline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- The Kline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ira Kline Cemetery
- Gospel Haven Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leaper Cemetery
- Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- The Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Prairie Cemetery
- Gorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martins Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fryburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moorehead Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- The Finney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paint Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (671 more) ...
- Monroe Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Uhl Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhl Family Cemetery
- The Uhl Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uhl Cemetery
- Moses Coblentz Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Huston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huston, with the one closest to Huston listed first.
- Holmesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Paint Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Grade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grade is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killbuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Becks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
- Charm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huston.
Newspapers Published in Huston ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huston, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Huston:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |