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Welcome to Huntsman ...

Huntsman is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntsman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Huntsman is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Huntsman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Huntsman lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Huntsman: 308

Communities near Huntsman ...

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

  • Sidney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Potter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Dalton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lodgepole
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Peetz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
    • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <3>
  • Gurley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brownson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
    • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
  • Colton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in Cheyenne County
  • Sunol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
    • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
  • Lorenzo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
    • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntsman ...

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

Adding Huntsman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Huntsman post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntsman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cheyenne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huntsman - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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