Welcome to Hustontown ...
Hustontown is located in Fulton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hustontown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.
Hustontown is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hustontown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Hustontown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hustontown - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hustontown.
Communities near Hustontown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hustontown.
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
- Mercersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- McConnellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
- Broad Top City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Three Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orbisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 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 Hustontown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hustontown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hustontown. 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 Hustontown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hustontown. See our Newspapers Page for Hustontown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hustontown ...
Looking for more information about Hustontown? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Hustontown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hustontown.
Adding Hustontown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hustontown 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 Hustontown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hustontown post office opened in 1862.
We also found Hustontown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hustontown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hustontown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |