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Welcome to Hunt ...

Hunt is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Hunt is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hunt: 479

Communities Also Named Hunt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Hunt: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 16 communities that are also named Hunt - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hunt ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ozark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Coal Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Knoxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Altus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Subiaco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Denning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 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 Hunt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hunt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunt ...

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

Adding Hunt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunt 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 (so far) for Hunt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hunt post office opened in 1881. The Hunt post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/