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) - Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Estella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Gilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Conrath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 for Huron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Huron post office opened in 1888.
We also found Huron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huron.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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/ |