Welcome to Headsville ...

Headsville is located in Mineral County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Headsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Headsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Headsville is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Headsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Headsville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Headsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Headsville - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Headsville ...

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

• Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Westernport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Romney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Piedmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Ridgeley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>
• Barton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 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 Headsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Headsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Headsville ...

Looking for more information about Headsville? 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 Headsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Headsville.

Adding Headsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Headsville 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 Headsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Headsville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Headsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Headsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

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