Welcome to Houlton ...

Houlton is located in Saint Croix County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Houlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Houlton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Houlton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Houlton: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Houlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Houlton - they are located in Maine and Oregon.

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

Communities near Houlton ...

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

• Saint Paul
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Maplewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <5>
• Cottage Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <5>
• Roseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Ramsey County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Oakdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Shoreview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
  • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <5>
• White Bear Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Lake
  • White Bear Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bear Lake <5>
• Lino Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lino Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lino Lakes
  • Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lino Lakes <5>
• Forest Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houlton ...

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

Adding Houlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Houlton 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 Houlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Houlton post office opened in 1880.

We also found Houlton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Croix County: www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/