Welcome to Fort Hunter ...

Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Hunter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hunter: Ft. Hunter

Fort Hunter is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Fort Hunter: (717)

Communities Also Named Fort Hunter ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hunter.

Communities near Fort Hunter ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Mechanicsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <3>
• Camp Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <3>
• Palmyra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• New Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <3>
• Steelton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <3>
• Hummelstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <3>
• Lemoyne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Hunter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Fort Hunter post office opened in 1876.

We also found Fort Hunter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Hunter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/