Welcome to Horse Head ...

Horse Head is located in Northumberland County<1>.

The location of Horse Head has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Head, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Horse Head is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Horse Head: (804)

Communities near Horse Head ...

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

• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Kilmarnock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Blackwells
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
• Lara
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
  • Lara is located in Northumberland County
• Remo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Remo is located in Northumberland County
• Alfonso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
  • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
• Lankford Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Head ...

Looking for more information about Horse Head? 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 Horse Head, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Head.

Adding Horse Head to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horse Head 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 Horse Head was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horse Head post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Head.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/

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