Horneytown, North Carolina

Horneytown, North Carolina
Horneytown, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
	Horneytown Horneytown
	Coordinates: 36°01′10″N 80°03′36″W / 36.01944°N 80.06000°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Forsyth
Named for	The Horney Family
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	336
GNIS feature ID	987072

Horneytown is an unincorporated community in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. Horneytown is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of High Point.

Horneytown was named for the Horney family of early settlers.^[3] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.^[4]^[5]

Fire protection services in Horneytown and the surrounding area is provided by the Horneytown Fire Department, a volunteer fire department established in 1958. The current fire chief is Kelly Baker. ^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Intercourse and Horneytown". May 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horneytown, North Carolina
^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. p. 101. ISBN 9781440507397.
^ "13 Town Names We Can't Stop Laughing Over". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
^ Don Voorhees (October 4, 2011). The Super Book of Useless Information: The Most Powerfully Unnecessary Things You Never Need to Know. Penguin Group US. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-101-54513-3.
^ "History". Horneytown Fire Department. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
^ "Horneytown Fire Department". Firedepartment.net. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

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[1] "Intercourse and Horneytown". May 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horneytown, North Carolina

[3] Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. p. 101. ISBN 9781440507397.

[4] "13 Town Names We Can't Stop Laughing Over". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

[5] Don Voorhees (October 4, 2011). The Super Book of Useless Information: The Most Powerfully Unnecessary Things You Never Need to Know. Penguin Group US. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-101-54513-3.

[6] "History". Horneytown Fire Department. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

[7] "Horneytown Fire Department". Firedepartment.net. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Winston-Salem
Cities	High Point‡ King‡ Winston-Salem	Map of North Carolina highlighting Forsyth County
Towns	Bethania Kernersville‡ Lewisville Rural Hall Walkertown
Villages	Clemmons Tobaccoville‡
Townships	Abbots Creek Belews Creek Bethania Broadbay Clemmonsville Kernersville Lewisville Middle Fork I Middle Fork II Old Richmond Old Town Salem Chapel South Fork Vienna Winston
CDP	Germanton‡
Unincorporated communities	Belews Creek Dennis Donnaha Dozier Horneytown Pfafftown Seward Stanleyville Union Cross Vienna Yorktown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Horneytown, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°01′10″N 80°03′36″W / 36.01944°N 80.06000°W / 36.01944; -80.06000
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Forsyth
Named for	The Horney Family^[1]
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	336
GNIS feature ID	987072^[2]