Welcome to Short ...

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

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

Short would have been located within present day Wise County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Short, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Short is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Short was located: 276

Communities Also Named Short ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Short - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Short ...

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

• Norton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Wise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Whitesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <5>
• Appalachia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <5>
• Clintwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Elkhorn City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<4> 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 Short. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Short.

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

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

Adding Short to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Short 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 Short was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Short post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Short.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

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