Welcome to Ammon ...

Ammon is located in Amelia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ammon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Ammon is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ammon is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Ammon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ammon - they are located in Idaho, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ammon ...

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

• Colonial Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Blackstone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
  • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <4>
• McKenney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Earls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Earls is located in Amelia County
• Wilsons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
• Spainville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
• Winterpock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
  • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
• Darvills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
  • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
• Amelia Court House
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
  • Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <4>
• Addison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County

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 Ammon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ammon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ammon ...

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

Adding Ammon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ammon 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 Ammon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ammon post office opened in 1894.

We also found Ammon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ammon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

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