Welcome to Hornets Nest ...

So far, we found very little information about Hornets Nest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hornets Nest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hornets Nest, please Contact Us.

Hornets Nest would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Hornets Nest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hornets Nest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hornets Nest is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hornets Nest was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Hornets Nest once stood is in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Hornets Nest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hornets Nest - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Hornets Nest ...

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

• Charlotte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Kannapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Indian Trail
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Monroe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Matthews
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Stallings
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <6>
• Weddington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornets Nest. See our Newspapers Page for Hornets Nest.

Adding Hornets Nest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hornets Nest 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 Hornets Nest was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornets Nest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/