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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Horsepen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horsepen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horsepen, please Contact Us.
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 Horsepen (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 Horsepen. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Horsepen is historic, it would have been located within present day Mingo County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mingo County: Martin (KY), Pike (KY), Buchanan (VA), Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Wayne & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Horsepen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horsepen:
- Mingo County (The home county of Horsepen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baisden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Musick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Red Jacket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Matewan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Sprigg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Delbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Stark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rocklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Clothier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Bald Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Barrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pondco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pondco is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondco
- Hewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Bim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bob White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bob White is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White
- Jeffrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Cazy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cazy is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazy
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Wylo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Mallory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Stirrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Accoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Braeholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Omar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Wyoming City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Wilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Roderfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Davy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Bradshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Welch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Bolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Naoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Pineknob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Stickney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Montcoal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Arnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Cub City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Uno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Sun Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Stoneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Fanny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Turkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Woosley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Kopperston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Majestic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Freeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Buskirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Phelps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Calloway Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Toler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Belfry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Kelsa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Jackson Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Matney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Height
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Big Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Royal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Janey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Mavisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Vansant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horsepen, see our County-by-County Page for Horsepen.
Cemeteries Near Horsepen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horsepen.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Horsepen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horsepen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mounts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beechfork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rex Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Log Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Horsepen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horsepen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horsepen, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.
- North Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Christian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Man
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sun Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Oilville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Baileysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Jamboree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Phelps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Jesse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horsepen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horsepen.
Newspapers Published in Horsepen ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horsepen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horsepen, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horsepen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Horsepen:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mingo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Horsepen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horsepen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |