Welcome to Debusk ...

So far, we found very little information about Debusk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Debusk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Debusk, please Contact Us.

Debusk would have been located within present day Dickenson County<2>.

The location of Debusk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Debusk, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Debusk is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Debusk was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Debusk still existed, it would have been in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Debusk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Debusk - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Debusk ...

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

• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Coeburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Honaker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Clintwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Grundy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Haysi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>

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 Debusk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Debusk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Debusk. 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 Debusk.

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

Adding Debusk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Debusk in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Debusk was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Debusk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/