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Welcome to Masons Store ...

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

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


Masons Store would have been located within present day Russell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Masons Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Masons Store is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Masons Store was located: 276

Communities near Masons Store ...

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

  • Collingwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Abingdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Harrtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blountville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Masons Store to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Masons Store 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 (so far) for Masons Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masons Store.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Masons Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masons Store - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.