Welcome to Huguenot ...

Huguenot is located in Powhatan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huguenot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Huguenot is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Huguenot: (804)

Communities Also Named Huguenot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Huguenot - they are located in Georgia and New York (2).

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

Communities near Huguenot ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Lorraine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
• Midlothian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <4>
• Tuckahoe Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
• Robious
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
• Short Pump
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <4>
• Bon Air
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
  • Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Air <4>
• Otterdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
• Tuckahoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckahoe <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huguenot ...

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

Adding Huguenot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Huguenot post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Huguenot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Powhatan County: www.co.powhatan.va.us/

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