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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 Tenso (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 Tenso. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tenso is located in Dickenson County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Tenso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tenso:

  • Dickenson County     (The home county of Tenso)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Clinchco
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tarpon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
      • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
    • Haysi
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
    • Aily
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County
    • Nora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Dickenson County
    • Clintwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Omaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
    • Bucu
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
      • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
    • Darwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Dickenson County
    • Carrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
      • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
    • Herald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
      • Herald is located in Dickenson County
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Leemaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
      • Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
    • Vansant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Council
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
      • Council is located in Buchanan County
    • Royal City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
      • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
    • Big Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
    • Grundy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Janey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
      • Janey is located in Buchanan County
    • Rowe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Rowe is located in Buchanan County
    • Mavisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
      • Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
    • Matney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Kelsa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
      • Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
    • Paynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
    • Jackson Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
      • Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
  • Norton City
    • Norton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Dante
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
      • Dante is located in Russell County
    • Carterton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
    • Artrip
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Artrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
      • Artrip is located in Russell County
    • Cleveland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Bickley Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bickley Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
      • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
    • Castlewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jessees Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jessees Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Russell County
    • Spring City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
      • Spring City is located in Russell County
    • Honaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickensonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
      • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
    • Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Dungannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
      • Dungannon is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Grigbys Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
      • Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
    • Nickelsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
      • Lano is located in Scott County
    • Fort Blackmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Red Ash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
    • Raven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Tazewell County
    • Richlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Craigs Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
      • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
    • Brumley Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
      • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
    • Holston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
      • Holston is located in Washington County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Haddonfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haddonfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
      • Haddonfield is located in Wise County
    • Pound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Virginia City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Wise County
    • Coeburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Almira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
      • Almira is located in Wise County
    • Dwina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
      • Dwina is located in Wise County
    • Saint Paul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
      • Hamilton town is located in Wise County
    • Esserville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
      • Esserville is located in Wise County
    • Blackwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
      • Blackwood is located in Wise County
    • Kent Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
      • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
    • Appalachia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Weeksbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
      • Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Melvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Beaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Wheelwright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Bypro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Galveston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galveston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Teaberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
      • Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Wheelwright Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
      • Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Osborn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Hi Hat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi Hat
      • Hi Hat is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hi Hat <1>
    • Grethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
      • Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • McDowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <1>
  • Knott County (KY)
    • Kite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
  • Letcher County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Burdine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
      • Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jenkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • McRoberts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
      • McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Cromona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
      • Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Fleming - Neon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Hemphill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Hemphill has also been known as:
      • Jackhorn
    • Tolliver Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
      • Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Neon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
      • Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <1>
    • Whitaker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Seco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
      • Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Millstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Deane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
      • Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Farraday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
      • Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Pike County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Elkhorn City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Ashcamp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
      • Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Hellier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
      • Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Belcher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
      • Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Draffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
      • Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Lookout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Rockhouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Lick Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
      • Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Marrowbone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
      • Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Mouthcard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
      • Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Dorton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fedscreek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedscreek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
      • Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
  • McDowell County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jackson Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
      • Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Height
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Height. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
      • Height is located in McDowell County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tenso, see our County-by-County Page for Tenso.

Cemeteries Near Tenso ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tenso.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tenso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.

  • Arlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Counts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Counts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Puckett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (1110 more) ...
    • Presley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McCown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Tenso in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tenso.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tenso, with the one closest to Tenso listed first.

  • Tarpon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
    • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
  • Colley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
    • Colley is located in Dickenson County
  • Stratton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County
  • Aily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
    • Aily is located in Dickenson County
  • Clintwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bucu
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
    • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
  • Bee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Dickenson County
  • Ashcamp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
    • Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Judge ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
    • Judge is located in Dickenson County
  • Duty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
    • Duty is located in Buchanan County
  • Davenport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • John
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
    • John is located in Russell County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Venters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
      • Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Lookout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Hurricane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
      • Hurricane is located in Wise County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tenso. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tenso.

Newspapers Published in Tenso ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenso.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tenso, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tenso.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Tenso:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tenso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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 Tenso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tenso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tenso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1576, Longitude: -82.3310       In this case, the coordinates for Tenso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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