Welcome to Esserville ...

Esserville is located in Wise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Esserville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Esserville is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Esserville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Esserville: 276

Communities near Esserville ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Stone Gap
  • From Esserville to Big Stone Gap
• Jenkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jenkins
  • From Esserville to Jenkins
• Coeburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coeburn
  • From Esserville to Coeburn
• Whitesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
• Appalachia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appalachia
  • From Esserville to Appalachia
• Clintwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clintwood
  • From Esserville to Clintwood
• Pound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pound
  • From Esserville to Pound
• Saint Paul
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Paul
  • From Esserville to Saint Paul
• Lynch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynch
  • From Esserville to Lynch
• Fleming - Neon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Esserville ...

Looking for more information about Esserville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Esserville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Esserville.

Adding Esserville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Esserville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Esserville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Esserville post office opened in 1903.

We also found Esserville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esserville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Esserville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

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