The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hurst \Hurst\, n. [OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst,
   horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an
   eyerie, thicket.]
   A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many
   names, as in Hazlehurst.
   [1913 Webster]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hurst, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
   Population (2000):    805
   Housing Units (2000): 386
   Land area (2000):     0.860869 sq. miles (2.229641 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.860869 sq. miles (2.229641 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            36815
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             37.832366 N, 89.144475 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hurst, IL
    Hurst


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hurst, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    36273
   Housing Units (2000): 14729
   Land area (2000):     9.903518 sq. miles (25.649992 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.903518 sq. miles (25.649992 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35576
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             32.835629 N, 97.180172 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     76053 76054
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hurst, TX
    Hurst