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Welcome to Hunts Corners ...

Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County<1>.


The location of Hunts Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunts Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hunts Corners: Hunts Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hunts Corners for more information about variations on the name of Hunts Corners.

Hunts Corners is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hunts Corners is located in the (607) area code.

Communities Also Named Hunts Corners ...

While we believe that this Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Hunts Corners. Those communities are located in the following counties: Erie and Sullivan County.

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

Communities near Hunts Corners ...

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

  • Cortland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lansing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Cayuga Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Groton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
  • Greene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
  • McGraw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
  • Newark Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitney Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunts Corners ...

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

Adding Hunts Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunts Corners 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 Corners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hunts Corners on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunts Corners.

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunts Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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