Official Name: | Horneytown, North Carolina |
Named For: | The Horney Family[1] |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Horneytown |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Forsyth |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 912 |
Coordinates: | 36.0194°N -80.06°W |
Area Code: | 336 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 987072 |
Horneytown is an unincorporated community in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. Horneytown is 5miles northwest of High Point.
Horneytown was named for the Horney family of early settlers.[2] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3] [4]
Fire protection services in Horneytown and the surrounding area is provided by the Horneytown Fire Department, a volunteer fire department established in 1958.[5] [6]