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| City, town or village | County | State | Country | Elevation |  | Horneytown | Forsyth County | North Carolina | USA | 932 feet (284 meters) |  
 
| Latitude (DMS format) | Longitude (DMS format) | Map on which this town can be found |  | 36° 1' 10"N | 80° 3' 36"W | Kernersville |  
          Horneytown is located in the southeast 
          corner of Forsyth County, to the east 
          of Winston-Salem, and west of Greensboro, 
          North Carolina. 
 Origin of its unusual name
 The tiny community of Horneytown, North 
          Carolina received its decidedly suggestive 
          name from early pioneers -- the Horney 
          family -- who established a business and 
          farm in the area before the Civil War.
 
 Nearby cities and towns:
 Thomasville, North Carolina (to the south)
 Lexington, North Carolina (to the southwest)
 Kernersville, North Carolina (to the north)
 High Point, North Carolina (to the southeast)
 
 Time Zone: Horneytown, North Carolina is in the Eastern Time Zone.
 
 Over the years, points of interest in the region have included:
 * Oak Hollow Lake (also known as High Point Reservoir)
 * High Point University
 * Wake Forest University
 * The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
 * Guilford Courthouse National Military Park near Greensboro
 * Bowman Gray Stadium (also known as Bowman-Gray Memorial Stadium) in Winston-Salem
 
 Attractions and recreational opportunities in the area
 Boating, camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, 
          bicycling, tennis and golf are just a few 
          of the many outdoor recreational opportunities 
          that abound in the area. You'll find a number 
          of museums and furniture-related attractions 
          in nearby High Point, the "Home Furnishings 
          Capital of the World."
 
 An old North Carolina saying:
 "You have to go through Horneytown to get to High Point, and then on to Climax."
 
 
 NOTE: Horneytown, North Carolina is frequently misspelled "Horny Town" or occasionally, "Hornytown."
 
 
  U.S. map showing the location of Horneytown, North Carolina
 
 
          For an extensive list of other odd town names in the 
          United States, visit our page of unusual, bizarre or humorous names of towns. 
 
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