Welcome to Cobbs Creek ...

Cobbs Creek is located in Mathews County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cobbs Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cobbs Creek: Cobbs Crk. (or less commonly used: Cobbs Ck. or Cobbs Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cobbs Creek for more information about variations on the name of Cobbs Creek.

Cobbs Creek is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cobbs Creek: (804)

Communities Also Named Cobbs Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cobbs Creek - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Cobbs Creek ...

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

• Kilmarnock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hartfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <4>
• Grafton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
• Mathews
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews
  • Mathews is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathews <4>
• Stingray Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
• Harmony Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
  • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
• Beaverlett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
  • Beaverlett is located in Mathews 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 Cobbs Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cobbs Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cobbs Creek ...

Looking for more information about Cobbs Creek? 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 Cobbs Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cobbs Creek.

Adding Cobbs Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cobbs Creek 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 Cobbs Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cobbs Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

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