Do you know of Horse Cove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Horse Cove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Horse Cove.<1>

Our sources for Horse Cove (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Horse Cove other than they indicate that Horse Cove would be found somewhere in Macon County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1855 and closed  in 1894.

Communities Also Named Horse Cove ...

We found one communities that share the name Horse Cove.

Within North Carolina, the name Horse Cove is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Horse Cove in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Horse Cove.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Horse Cove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Horse Cove:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Horse Cove - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Macon County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Macon County.