Welcome to Horton ...
So far, we found very little information about Horton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horton, please Contact Us.
Horton would have been located within present day Weston County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Horton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Horton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Horton is 5,660 feet [1,725 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Horton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Horton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Horton still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Horton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Horton - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon (2), Texas (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horton.
Communities near Horton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horton.
- Newcastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
- Tinton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
- Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <5>
- Moskee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cambria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Osage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <5>
- Clay Spur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
- Clay Spur is located in Weston County
- Savoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Lawrence County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <5>
- Sundance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
- Sundance is located in Crook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundance <5>
- Upton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Weston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <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 Horton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horton. 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 Horton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton. See our Newspapers Page for Horton.
Adding Horton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Horton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Horton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Horton post office opened in 1901.
We also found Horton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Horton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Weston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |