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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 Josephine (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 Josephine. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Josephine is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Josephine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Josephine:
- Wise County (The home county of Josephine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Blackwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Darnell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Pennington Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
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- Fleenortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
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- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton City
- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Dante
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Duffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Grigbys Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
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- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Hiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Mendota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Weeksbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Lynch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Holmes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Louellen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dizney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Kenvir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Short Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Darkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Redfox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Littcarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Mayking
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Ermine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sergent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Bellcraft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- West Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Delphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Cornettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Slemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Scuddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Dorton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Ashcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Jonancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hellier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Virgie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rockhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Hancock County (TN)
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Waycross
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Morrison City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Borden Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Orebank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Beechwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Harrtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Mill Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Josephine, see our County-by-County Page for Josephine.
Cemeteries Near Josephine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Josephine.
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 Josephine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Josephine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Strength Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mariners Museum Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Treadway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wampler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Egan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1278 more) ...
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Josephine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Josephine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Josephine, with the one closest to Josephine listed first.
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Clinch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Olinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Josephine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Josephine.
Newspapers Published in Josephine ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Josephine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Josephine, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Josephine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Josephine:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan 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 Josephine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Josephine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |