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Welcome to Houser ...

Houser is located in Garfield County<1>.


The location of Houser has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Houser is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Houser lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Houser: (509)

Communities Also Named Houser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Houser - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Houser.

Communities near Houser ...

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

  • Dayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Starbuck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Delaney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
  • Gould City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
  • Pataha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
    • Pataha is located in Garfield County
  • Relief
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Columbia County
  • Mayview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Mayview is located in Garfield County
  • Grange City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Peola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
    • Peola is located in Garfield County

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 Houser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houser.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houser ...

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

Adding Houser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Houser 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 Houser was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houser.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houser. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houser - 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.









 

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