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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <3>
• Wendell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <3>
• Nashville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• Louisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <3>
• Youngsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <3>
• Spring Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <3>

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

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