Welcome to Carrington ...

Carrington is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Carrington is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Carrington: (434)

Websites for Carrington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Carrington, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Carrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Carrington - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, Nova Scotia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Carrington ...

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

• South Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Halifax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Brookneal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Charlotte Court House
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <4>
• Drakes Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
• Phenix
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Clover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Scottsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Clays Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
• Crystal Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax 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 Carrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrington ...

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

Adding Carrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrington in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carrington post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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