Welcome to Horse Pasture ...
Horse Pasture is located in Henry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Pasture, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Horse Pasture is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Horse Pasture lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Horse Pasture: 276
Communities near Horse Pasture ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Pasture.
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Mayodan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
- Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Villa Heights is located in Henry 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 Pasture. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Pasture.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Pasture. 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 Pasture.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Pasture. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Pasture.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Pasture ...
Looking for more information about Horse Pasture? 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 Pasture, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Pasture.
Adding Horse Pasture to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Horse Pasture 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 Pasture was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Horse Pasture post office opened in 1833.
We also found Horse Pasture in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Pasture.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horse Pasture - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |