Welcome to Byrdton ...

Byrdton is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

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

Byrdton is near sea level<3>.

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

Byrdton lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Byrdton ...

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

• Urbanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Lankford Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
• Weems
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Weems is located in Lancaster County
• Remo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Remo is located in Northumberland County
• Richtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
  • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
• Fleeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
• Merry Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
• Stingray Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex 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 Byrdton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byrdton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrdton ...

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

Adding Byrdton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrdton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/

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