Welcome to Hunter ...

Hunter is located in Hill Country.

Hunter is located in Comal County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hunter is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hunter: (512)

Communities Also Named Hunter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Hunter - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hunter ...

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

• New Braunfels
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Braunfels
  • New Braunfels is located in Comal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Braunfels <3>
• San Marcos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos
  • San Marcos is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Marcos <3>
• Kyle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <3>
• Seguin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
  • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <3>
• Wimberley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley
  • Wimberley is located in Hays County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimberley <3>
• Woodcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
  • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
• Uhland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
  • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Martindale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <3>
• Mountain City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunter ...

Looking for more information about Hunter? 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 Hunter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hunter.

Adding Hunter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunter 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 Hunter was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hunter in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Hunter post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/