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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Horsepen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Horsepen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Horsepen is historic, it would have been located within present day Mingo County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mingo County: Martin (KY), Pike (KY), Buchanan (VA), Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Wayne & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Horsepen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horsepen:

  • Mingo County     (The home county of Horsepen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
    • Baisden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
      • Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
    • Wharncliffe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
      • Pie is located in Mingo County
    • Musick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
      • Musick is located in Mingo County
    • Red Jacket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
      • Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
    • Thacker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
      • Thacker is located in Mingo County
    • Matewan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
      • Matewan is located in Mingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <3>
    • Blackberry City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
      • Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
    • Sprigg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
      • Sprigg is located in Mingo County
    • Delbarton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Myrtle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in Mingo County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Stark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Boone County
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Boone County
    • Rocklick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocklick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
      • Rocklick is located in Boone County
    • Clothier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
      • Clothier is located in Boone County
    • Bald Knob
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
      • Bald Knob is located in Boone County
    • Barrett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Boone County
    • Pondco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
      • Pondco is located in Boone County
    • Hewett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
      • Hewett is located in Boone County
    • Ottawa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Boone County
    • Bim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
      • Bim is located in Boone County
    • Bob White
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
      • Bob White is located in Boone County
    • Jeffrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
      • Jeffrey is located in Boone County
    • Cazy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
      • Cazy is located in Boone County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Wylo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
      • Wylo is located in Logan County
    • Mallory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Logan County
    • Man
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
      • Man is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <3>
    • Mineral City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Logan County
    • Stirrat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
      • Stirrat is located in Logan County
    • Accoville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
      • Accoville is located in Logan County
    • Omar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Switzer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
      • Switzer is located in Logan County
    • Wilkinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
    • Logan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Logan County
  • McDowell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Wyoming City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
      • Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
    • Panther
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in McDowell County
    • Iaeger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iaeger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
      • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Wilmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in McDowell County
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in McDowell County
    • Big Sandy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
      • Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
    • Roderfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
      • Roderfield is located in McDowell County
    • Davy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
      • Davy is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Bradshaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
      • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <3>
    • Jackson Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
      • Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
    • Paynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in McDowell County
    • Welch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
      • Welch is located in McDowell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
    • Height
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Height have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
      • Height is located in McDowell County
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Naoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
      • Naoma is located in Raleigh County
    • Stickney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Raleigh County
    • Montcoal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
      • Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
    • Arnett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
      • Zada is located in Raleigh County
    • Packsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
      • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Cub City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
      • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
    • Uno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
      • Uno is located in Wyoming County
    • Sun Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
      • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
    • Baileysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
      • Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
    • Clear Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
      • Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
    • Stoneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
      • Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
    • Fanny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
      • Fanny is located in Wyoming County
    • Oceana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
    • Turkey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
    • Mullensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
      • Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
    • Pineville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kopperston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
      • Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
  • Pike County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Majestic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
      • Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Stopover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stopover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
      • Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Freeburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
      • Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Buskirk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
      • Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
    • McCarr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
      • McCarr is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <3>
    • Phelps
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Phelps is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <3>
    • Ransom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Paw Paw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Paw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
      • Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Calloway Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
      • Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Hardy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Toler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
      • Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Belfry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
      • Belfry is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <3>
    • McAndrews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAndrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
      • McAndrews is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Buchanan County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
    • Kelsa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
      • Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jackson Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
      • Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Paynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Matney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Height
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Height. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
      • Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Peapatch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peapatch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
      • Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Big Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Grundy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
      • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
    • Bearwallow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
      • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Royal City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
      • Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Janey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
      • Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Mavisdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
      • Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Vansant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horsepen, see our County-by-County Page for Horsepen.

Newspapers Published in Horsepen ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horsepen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horsepen, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horsepen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Horsepen:

Cemeteries Near Horsepen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horsepen.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horsepen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.

  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
  • Mounts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
  • Beechfork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rex Cline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rex Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rex Cline Cemetery
  • Oak Log Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Log Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Log Cemetery
  • Browning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
  • Browning - Dye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toler Cemetery
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    • Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchie & Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning - Grimmet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning - Grimmet Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Horsepen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horsepen.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.

  • North Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
    • North Spring is located in Wyoming County
  • Christian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
    • Christian is located in Logan County
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Wyoming County
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
  • Man
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <3>
  • Sun Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
  • Oilville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oilville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
    • Oilville is located in Logan County
  • Iaeger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iaeger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Baileysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
    • Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
  • Jamboree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamboree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
    • Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Oceana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Phelps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <3>
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    • Paw Paw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paw Paw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
      • Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jesse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horsepen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horsepen.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horsepen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horsepen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horsepen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6201, Longitude: -81.8918       In this case, the coordinates for Horsepen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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