Welcome to Hunt ...
So far, we found very little information about Hunt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hunt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hunt, please Contact Us.
Hunt would have been located within present day Towns County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. The community was inundated by Chatuge Lake.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hunt is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hunt was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hunt was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Hunt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hunt - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Florida, 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.
- Canal Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacksonville
- From Hunt to Jacksonville
- Owltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <6>
- Young Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
- Young Harris is located in Towns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <6>
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murphy
- From Hunt to Murphy
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blairsville
- From Hunt to Blairsville
- Helen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helen <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helen
- From Hunt to Helen
- Hayesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Clay County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hayesville
- From Hunt to Hayesville
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.
Adding Hunt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hunt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hunt was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.
We also found Hunt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hunt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Towns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Hunt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Hunt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |