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Huston

Ghost town · Holmes County, Ohio

Millersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Millersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Huston is a ghost town in Holmes County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Holmes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Huston as a historical populated place on the Millersburg topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.6078° N, 81.9176° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillersburg
Elevation833 ft
Nearest living townHolmesville, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1067409
Coordinates40.60784, -81.91764

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What's there now

Huston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holmesville, OH (population 257), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 833 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Huston?

Huston is in Holmes County, Ohio, at 40.6078, -81.9176.

How many ghost towns are in Holmes County?

Holmes County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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