Welcome to Huntersville ...
Huntersville is located in Hardin County<1>.
The location of Huntersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
Huntersville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Huntersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Huntersville ...
Official Website: www.huntsvilleohio.com/
Chamber of Commerce: www.hardinohio.org/
Communities Also Named Huntersville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Huntersville - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntersville.
Communities near Huntersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntersville.
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
- Fort Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
- Russells Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
- Russells Point is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <4>
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
- Pandora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Huntersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntersville. 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 Huntersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntersville. See our Newspapers Page for Huntersville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntersville ...
Looking for more information about Huntersville? 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 Huntersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Huntersville.
Adding Huntersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huntersville 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 Huntersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Huntersville post office opened in 1839.
We also found Huntersville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Huntersville: www.huntsvilleohio.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hardin, 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 Huntersville - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |