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Welcome to Hunts ...

Hunts is located in Nash County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Hunts is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hunts lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hunts: 252

Communities Also Named Hunts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hunts - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Washington.

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

Communities near Hunts ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wendell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
    • Rolesville is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
  • Zebulon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Louisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunts ...

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

Adding Hunts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hunts post office opened in 1885.

We also found Hunts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/