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Welcome to Canepatch ...

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

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

Canepatch would have been located within present day Wise County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Canepatch is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Canepatch was located: 276

Communities near Canepatch ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
  • Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Coeburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Appalachia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <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 Canepatch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canepatch.

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

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

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 Canepatch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canepatch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.