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Welcome to Hunters Point ...

Hunters Point is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunters Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Hunters Point: Hunters Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hunters Point for more information about variations on the name of Hunters Point.

Hunters Point is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hunters Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hunters Point: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Hunters Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hunters Point - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Delaware and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hunters Point.

Communities near Hunters Point ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Juliet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Christie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
    • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Westmoreland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Belinda City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunters Point ...

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

Adding Hunters Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunters Point 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 (so far) for Hunters Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hunters Point post office opened in 1870. The Hunters Point post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunters Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hunters Point - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Hunters Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Hunters Point 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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