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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Horsepen Cove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Horsepen Cove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Horsepen Cove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Horsepen Cove: Horsepen Cv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Horsepen Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horsepen Cove:
- Tazewell County (The home county of Horsepen Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Abbs Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Wittens Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Adria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sayersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Dunford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Boissevain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Bastian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hicksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Round Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Peapatch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Mavisdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Dye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Honaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Chilhowie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wytheville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Newhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Anawalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Gary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Thorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- War
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Big Four
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Four is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Keystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Nemours
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bramwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Coaldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Bluefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flipping
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Littlesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Montcalm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Weyanoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Raleigh County (WV)
- Rhodell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Woosley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Bud
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Fanny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Mullensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Pineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Mullens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baileysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Rock View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Keyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horsepen Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Horsepen Cove.
Cemeteries Near Horsepen Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horsepen Cove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Horsepen Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horsepen Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Billips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sluss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Billips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Herts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <2>
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Horsepen Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horsepen Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horsepen Cove, with the one closest to Horsepen Cove listed first.
- Shraders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Wittens Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Sayersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Gratton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratton
- Gap Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Shawver Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Harman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horsepen Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horsepen Cove.
Newspapers Published in Horsepen Cove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horsepen Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horsepen Cove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horsepen Cove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Horsepen Cove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Buchanan County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Wythe County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Horsepen Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horsepen Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |