Welcome to Hunt ...

Hunt is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Hunt is 5,430 feet [1,655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hunt is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hunt lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hunt and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Hunt: 928

Communities Also Named Hunt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hunt - they are located in Arkansas (2), 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 9 communities that are near Hunt.

• Saint Johns
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Apache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <3>
• Concho
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
  • Concho is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concho <3>
• Vernon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Snowflake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <3>
• Woodruff
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <3>
• Adamana ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adamana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamana
  • Adamana is located in Apache County
• White Mountain Lake
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <3>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• Taylor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>

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 for Hunt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hunt post office opened in 1902.

We also found Hunt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/