Welcome to Hunter ...

Hunter is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Hunter is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Hunter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, 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.

• Palatka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <3>
• Hawthorne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <3>
• Crescent City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <3>
• Interlachen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <3>
• Pomona Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <3>
• Welaka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <3>
• Hastings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Peniel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Peniel is located in Putnam County
• Buffalo Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
• Mannville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • Mannville is located in Putnam 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 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hunter post office opened in 1901.

We also found Hunter in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

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 Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/