Huntersville’s post office opened in 1822, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listings are the Huntersville Presbyterian Church and the Huntersville Old County Jail.
How Huntersville began
When was Huntersville founded?
The Huntersville post office opened in 1822, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 historic places in Huntersville
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices
Huntersville had its own post office from 1822 to 1965.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Huntersville’s history
What year was Huntersville founded?
The Huntersville post office opened in 1822, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Huntersville?
Two places: the Huntersville Presbyterian Church (listed 1978) and the Huntersville Old County Jail (2023).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.