Welcome to Hunters Point ...

Hunters Point is located in Wilson County<1>.

The location of Hunters Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunters Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Hunters Point: Hunters Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hunters Point for more information about variations on the name of Hunters Point.

Hunters Point is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hunters Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hunters Point: (615)

Communities Also Named Hunters Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hunters Point - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Delaware and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hunters Point.

Communities near Hunters Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hunters Point.

• Hendersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Gallatin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Mount Juliet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Juliet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
  • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <4>
• Lebanon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Hartsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Lynn Christie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Christie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
  • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
• Westmoreland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Belinda City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belinda City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
  • Belinda City is located in Wilson County

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 Hunters Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hunters Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hunters Point. 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 Hunters Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunters Point. See our Newspapers Page for Hunters Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunters Point ...

Looking for more information about Hunters Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hunters Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hunters Point.

Adding Hunters Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunters Point 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 Hunters Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hunters Point post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunters Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunters Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/