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Welcome to Huntington Center ...

Huntington Center is located in Chittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntington Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Huntington Center: Huntington Ctr. (or less commonly used: Huntington Cen., Huntington Cent. or Huntington Cntr.)

Huntington Center is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Huntington Center: 802

Communities near Huntington Center ...

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

  • Burlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Essex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • South Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
    • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
  • Essex Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Shelburne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Winooski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
    • Winooski is located in Chittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
  • Montpelier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Northfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
  • Waterbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 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 Huntington Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntington Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntington Center ...

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

Adding Huntington Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huntington Center 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 Huntington Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Huntington Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntington Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Chittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huntington Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.