Welcome to Huckleberry ...

So far, we found very little information about Huckleberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Huckleberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huckleberry, please Contact Us.

Huckleberry would have been located within present day Dickenson County<2>.

The location of Huckleberry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Huckleberry is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Huckleberry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Huckleberry was located: 276

Communities Also Named Huckleberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Huckleberry - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huckleberry.

Communities near Huckleberry ...

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

• Pikeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Jenkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Coeburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Clintwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Grundy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Fleming - Neon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Wheelwright
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Huckleberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huckleberry.

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

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

Adding Huckleberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Huckleberry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Huckleberry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Huckleberry post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huckleberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

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