Hunt

Farmers and ranchers settled along the North and South Forks of the Guadalupe River in the late 1850s, forming the Japonica and Pebble communities. In 1912, Alva and Lizzie Joy bought land at the confluence and named the central settlement that developed there in honor of Robert Hunt, the prior landowner. Alva Joy established a post office in 1913, and an independent school district formed in the 1930s. By the 1930s, the area began attracting artists, including the acclaimed E.M. Schiwetz. During the next decades, Hunt became a center for summer camps, exotic game ranches, and religious and corporate retreat facilities, but retained its identity as a small, rural community. (2005)

Hunt is a historical marker in Hunt, Kerr County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Kerr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0700, -99.3330 near Hunt. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sublett Grave, Hunt Japonica Cemetery, and Hunt Japonica Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5265013037. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.