Welcome to Caledonia ...

Caledonia is located in Goochland County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Caledonia, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caledonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Caledonia is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Caledonia is within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Caledonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Caledonia - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caledonia ...

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

• Louisa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
• Mineral
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Kents Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
• Fife
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <5>
• Hadensville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
  • Hadensville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <5>
• Enon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Goochland County
• Bells Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Fork Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
  • Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <5>
• Weber City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weber City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caledonia ...

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

Adding Caledonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caledonia 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 Caledonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Caledonia post office opened in 1855.

We also found Caledonia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caledonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

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