Hunt is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in western Kerr County,

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, United States. It is located in the heart of the

Hill Country The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the Americ ...

of Texas (the rugged limestone hills that separate the coastal plain from the Edwards Plateau). The city of Hunt sits at the junction of the North and South Forks of the Guadalupe River on Highway 39.

History

The settlement was originally named "Japonica" or ; it was later changed to "Hunt" when Alva Joy purchased land in the area from Body Hunt and established a US post office on the site. The

Stonehenge II Stonehenge II is a concrete sculpture in the Texas Hill Country, US, built in homage to the original Stonehenge monument. Stonehenge II was conceived by Al Shepperd and built with the help of his friend and neighbor, Doug Hill. Originally loca ...

replica was built on the North Fork north of Hunt. In the summer of 2012, Stonehenge II was moved to the front yard of the Point Theater in nearby Ingram.

Geography

Hunt sits at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Guadalupe River.

Notable places

The Hunt Store is a quaint local convenience store and gas station sitting right on Highway 39 and held close to the heart of locals. While the official population of Hunt is 1,332 more than 3,000 campers and family members spend their summer there. This makes summer very lucrative for local business. Many summer camps for girls call the area around Hunt home, including Camp Honey Creek, Camp Mystic for Girls, Camp Waldemar. All-boys camps include Camp Stewart for Boys, Camp LaJunta, and Camp Rio Vista. Co-ed camps in this hilled country include

Mo-Ranch Mo Ranch is a Presbyterian conference center for summer camps, retreats, family reunions that is located in unincorporated Kerr County, Texas. It is in a west-central area in the county, west of Hunt, Texas, in the Hill Country at the North Fo ...

. Since 1972 Hunt, Texas has been the home to La Haciend
Addiction Treatment Center
Hundreds of families have been helped to overcome addiction and alcoholism .

References

External links

West Kerr County Chamber of Commerce

River Info

La Hacienda Addiction Treatment Center
Unincorporated communities in Kerr County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Populated places on the Guadalupe River (Texas) {{KerrCountyTX-geo-stub