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Welcome to Eheart ...

Eheart is located in Orange County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eheart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Eheart is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Eheart: (540)

Communities near Eheart ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Dawsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Advance Mills Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Quinque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Advance Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Jefferson Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle 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 Eheart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eheart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eheart ...

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

Adding Eheart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eheart post office opened in 1891.

We also found Eheart in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eheart.

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyva.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eheart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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