Welcome to Horseshoe ...

Horseshoe is located in Saline County<1>.

The location of Horseshoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horseshoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Horseshoe is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Horseshoe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Horseshoe: (618)

Communities Also Named Horseshoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Horseshoe - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horseshoe.

Communities near Horseshoe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horseshoe.

• Harrisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Eldorado
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Norris City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Shawneetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
• Rosiclare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Galatia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
• Ridgway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Equality
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Horseshoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horseshoe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horseshoe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe. See our Newspapers Page for Horseshoe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horseshoe ...

Looking for more information about Horseshoe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Horseshoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horseshoe.

Adding Horseshoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horseshoe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Horseshoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horseshoe post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horseshoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horseshoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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