Welcome to Horsepen ...
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.
Horsepen would have been located within present day Mingo County<2>.
The location of Horsepen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Horsepen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Horsepen is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Horsepen was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Horsepen would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Horsepen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Horsepen: This one is located in Mingo County and the other is located in McDowell County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horsepen.
Communities near Horsepen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horsepen.
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <6>
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <6>
- 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 <6>
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
- Delbarton is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <6>
- 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.<3> 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 <6>
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <6>
- Davy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - 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.<3> 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 <6>
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Horsepen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horsepen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horsepen. 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 Horsepen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horsepen. See our Newspapers Page for Horsepen.
Adding Horsepen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Horsepen 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 Horsepen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Horsepen post office opened in 1905.
We also found Horsepen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Horsepen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horsepen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |