Welcome to Huron ...
Huron is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
When the people of Huron refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Huronite<2>
Huron is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Huron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Huron: 715 & 534<4>
Communities Also Named Huron ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Huron - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huron.
Communities near Huron ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huron.
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Estella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Gilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Lublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Conrath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 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 Huron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huron.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huron. 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 Huron.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron. See our Newspapers Page for Huron.
Adding Huron to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huron 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 Huron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Huron post office opened in 1888. The Huron post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huron.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Huron refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Huron may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Huron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Huron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |