Welcome to Canebrake ...
Canebrake is located in McDowell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Canebrake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Canebrake is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Canebrake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Canebrake: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Canebrake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Canebrake - they are located in Alabama, California, Louisiana and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canebrake.
Communities near Canebrake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canebrake.
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Richlands is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
- Welch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - War
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pocahontas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bramwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <4>
- Davy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Northfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <4>
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 Canebrake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canebrake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canebrake. 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 Canebrake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canebrake. See our Newspapers Page for Canebrake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canebrake ...
Looking for more information about Canebrake? 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 Canebrake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canebrake.
Adding Canebrake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Canebrake 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 for Canebrake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Canebrake post office opened in 1882.
We also found Canebrake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Canebrake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canebrake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canebrake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Canebrake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Canebrake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |