Horneytown, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Horneytown, North Carolina

Unincorporated community

Horneytown

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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 after| 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]

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

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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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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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