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Welcome to Horntown ...Horntown is located in Accomack County<1>. The location of Horntown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Horntown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. Horntown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Horntown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Horntown lies within the (757) area code. Communities Also Named Horntown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Horntown - they are located in Kentucky (2), Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horntown. Communities near Horntown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horntown.
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 Horntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horntown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horntown. 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 Horntown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horntown. See our Newspapers Page for Horntown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horntown ...Looking for more information about Horntown? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Horntown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Horntown. Adding Horntown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Horntown 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 Horntown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Horntown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Horntown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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