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Welcome to Josephine ...

Josephine is located in Wise County<1>.

Josephine is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Josephine: 276

Communities Also Named Josephine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Josephine - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Josephine ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Coeburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Appalachia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clintwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Josephine ...

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

Adding Josephine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Josephine 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 (so far) for Josephine was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Josephine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Josephine - 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.