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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hunt (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hunt. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hunt is located in Kerr County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kerr County: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kimble & Real.

Below are the counties that are near Hunt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunt:

  • Kerr County     (The home county of Hunt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunt, with the one closest to Hunt listed first.
    • Ingram
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Kerr County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <2>
    • Mountain Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
    • Kerrville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Camp Verde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bandera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunt, with the one closest to Hunt listed first.
    • Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tuff ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
      • Tuff is located in Bandera County
    • Vanderpool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
      • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <2>
    • Tarpley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
      • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <2>
    • Bandera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunt, with the one closest to Hunt listed first.
    • Harper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tivydale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
      • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
    • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
      • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
    • Doss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendall County
    • Comfort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
  • Kimble County
    • Noxville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
      • Noxville is located in Kimble County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunt, see our County-by-County Page for Hunt.

Cemeteries Near Hunt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunt.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunt, with the one closest to Hunt listed first.

  • Hunt Japonica Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colbath Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Turtle Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Habecker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden of Memories North Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Peril Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peril Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peril Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harris Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Hunt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunt.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunt, with the one closest to Hunt listed first.

  • Ingram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Kerr County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <2>
  • Mountain Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <2>
  • Kerrville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Camp Verde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Center Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Noxville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxville
    • Noxville is located in Kimble County
  • Comfort
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
  • Bandera
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunt.

Newspapers Published in Hunt ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunt, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hunt:

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

The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hunt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0708, Longitude: -99.3378       In this case, the coordinates for Hunt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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