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)
- Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
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Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Cabarrus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
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Kannapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
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Indian Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
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Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
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Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
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Mint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
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Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
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Stallings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stallings is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
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Weddington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
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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 (so far) 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.

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.