Welcome to Huffton ...
Huffton is located in Brown County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huffton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Huffton had a population of 296 people.<2> (see below for details).
Huffton is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Huffton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Huffton: 605
Communities near Huffton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huffton.
- Houghton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Brown County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
- Groton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Groton is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
- West Britton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Britton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
- West Britton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Spain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Tacoma Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
- Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
- Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
- Langford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
- Langford is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langford <4>
- Ordway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Prairie Wood Village Addition
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
- Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
- Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
- Hecla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Hecla is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <4>
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <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 Huffton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huffton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huffton. 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 Huffton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huffton. See our Newspapers Page for Huffton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huffton ...
Looking for more information about Huffton? 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 Huffton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Huffton.
Adding Huffton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huffton 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 Huffton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Huffton post office opened in 1882.
We also found Huffton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huffton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huffton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Huffton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huffton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |