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Welcome to Battery Park ...

Battery Park is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.


The location of Battery Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Battery Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Battery Park is near sea level<3>.

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

Battery Park lies within the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Battery Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Battery Park: This one is located in Isle of Wight County and the other is located in Henrico County.

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

Communities near Battery Park ...

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

  • Norfolk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport News
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Suffolk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Ivor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
  • Surry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Surry is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
  • Hilton Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battery Park ...

Looking for more information about Battery Park? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Battery Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Battery Park.

Adding Battery Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Battery Park post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battery Park.

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

The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Battery Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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