Welcome to Houghton ...Houghton is located in Brown County<1>. The pronunciation of Houghton: HOW-tuhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Houghton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Houghton had a population of 3,711 people.<3> (see below for details). Houghton is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Houghton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Houghton: 605 The ZIP code for Houghton: 57449<5> Communities Also Named Houghton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Houghton - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New York, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Houghton. Communities near Houghton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Houghton.
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 Houghton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houghton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Houghton. 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 Houghton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Houghton. See our Newspapers Page for Houghton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houghton ...Looking for more information about Houghton? 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 Houghton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Houghton. Adding Houghton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Houghton 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 (so far) for Houghton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Houghton. Footnotes ...
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