Welcome to Botha ...

Botha is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Botha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Botha is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Botha: (540)

Communities Also Named Botha ...

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

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

Communities near Botha ...

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

• Culpeper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Warrenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Haymarket
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Remington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• The Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Bealeton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealeton
  • Bealeton is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bealeton <4>
• Jeffersonton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
  • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
• Turnbull
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
• Elkwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <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 Botha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Botha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Botha ...

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

Adding Botha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Botha post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Botha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

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