Abandoned Record
About Huron
Huron is an unincorporated community located along Farm Road 933 in Hill County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Huron, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Huron is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Huron
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1891 Cleburne sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Cleburne sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1927 Blum sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Dallas sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Dallas sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Blanton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Cleburne sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Huron
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Aquilla15.2 mi SE · Hill
- Brazos Point18.3 mi NW · Bosque
- Greenock18.9 mi S · Bosque
- Rock Springs24.7 mi S · Bosque
- Pendell24.9 mi SW · Bosque
- Boz31.3 mi NE · Ellis
- Chalk Mountain33.2 mi W · Erath
- Waxahachie38.7 mi NE · Ellis
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Huron": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Huron, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q140431126.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).