Welcome to Hylas ...

Hylas is located in Hanover County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hylas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Hylas is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hylas: (804)

Communities Also Named Hylas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hylas - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Hylas ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Short Pump
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Goodall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
  • Goodall is located in Hanover County
• Glen Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
• Hunton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
  • Hunton is located in Henrico County
• Tuckahoe Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
• Vontay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Gwathmey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwathmey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
  • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
• Laurel Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Laurel Village is located in Henrico 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 Hylas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hylas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hylas ...

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

Adding Hylas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hylas post office opened in 1893.

We also found Hylas on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hylas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

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