Welcome to Felixville ...
So far, we found very little information about Felixville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Felixville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Felixville, please Contact Us.
Felixville would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
The location of Felixville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Felixville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Felixville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Felixville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Felixville would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Felixville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Felixville - it's located in Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Felixville.
Communities near Felixville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Felixville.
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <5>
- Crewe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
- Dillwyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
- Burkeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
- Paineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Guinea Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Trents Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland 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 Felixville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Felixville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Felixville. 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 Felixville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Felixville. See our Newspapers Page for Felixville.
Adding Felixville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Felixville 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 Felixville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Felixville post office opened in 1813.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Felixville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Felixville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Felixville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |