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Welcome to Hunnewell ...

The city of Hunnewell is located in Sumner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunnewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hunnewell has a population of 60 people<2> (see below for details).

Hunnewell is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hunnewell: 620

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hunnewell had an population of 60 people. This is a decrease of 10.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hunnewell had a population of 67 people. This makes Hunnewell the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 67 people, the population of Hunnewell decreased 19.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 83 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hunnewell.

Communities Also Named Hunnewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hunnewell - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Hunnewell ...

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

  • Wellington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blackwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Braman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Geuda Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Deer Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Nardin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Renfrow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Drury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Drury is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunnewell. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hunnewell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunnewell ...

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

Adding Hunnewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunnewell 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 Hunnewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hunnewell post office opened in 1880. The Hunnewell post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunnewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hunnewell.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunnewell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/