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 Bienville Parish<2>.

The location of Hunt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hunt is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hunt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hunt would have been located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Hunt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Hunt: This one is located in Bienville Parish and the other is located in Union Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 16 communities that are also named Hunt - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky (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.

• Grambling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <5>
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Arcadia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <5>
• Simsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <5>
• Hodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <5>
• Goldonna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
  • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <5>
• North Hodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Dodson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• East Hodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
  • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Saline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bienville Parish: www.bienvilleparish.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/