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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hornets Nest was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hornets Nest was located: 704 & 980<4>
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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- Kannapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Indian Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<6> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<6> 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 <5>
- 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.<6> 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 <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 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/
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 Hornets Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hornets Nest - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Hornets Nest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Hornets Nest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |