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>.
The location of Masons Store has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Masons Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Masons Store was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Masons Store once stood is in the (276) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
- Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <5>
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
- Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Harrtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Blountville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
- Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <5>
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 for Masons Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Masons Store on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Masons Store.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Masons Store - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |