Hustontown is a

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in Fulton County

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. It was named after Thomas Huston. Hustontown is situated in

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and Taylor Townships in northern

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, United States at the intersection of Pennsylvania Routes 475 and

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.''Hustontown, PA Topographic Quadrangle'' USGS, 1968 Despite the community's spelling, Huston is pronounced as

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* Unincorporated communities in Fulton County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{FultonCountyPA-geo-stub