Welcome to Fort Hunter ...
Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Hunter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Hunter: Ft. Hunter
Fort Hunter is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Hunter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Hunter: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Fort Hunter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Fort Hunter: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Albany County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hunter.
Websites for Fort Hunter ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycountyny.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fort Hunter, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Fort Hunter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Hunter.
- Schenectady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gloversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
- Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
- Canajoharie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
- Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
- Hagaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
- Broadalbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
- Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
- Schoharie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
- Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
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 Fort Hunter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hunter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Hunter. 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 Fort Hunter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hunter. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Hunter.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hunter ...
Looking for more information about Fort Hunter? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Hunter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Hunter.
Adding Fort Hunter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Hunter 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 Fort Hunter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Fort Hunter post office opened in 1831.
We also found Fort Hunter in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Hunter.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Hunter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Hunter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Hunter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |