Welcome to Presque Isle ...

Presque Isle is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

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

Presque Isle is near sea level<3>.

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

Presque Isle is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Websites for Presque Isle ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Presque Isle, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Presque Isle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Presque Isle - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Presque Isle ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Claremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Deep Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
  • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
• Kimages
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
  • Kimages is located in Charles City County
• Glendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Henrico County
• Turner Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
  • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
• Varina Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Varina Grove 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 Presque Isle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Presque Isle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Presque Isle ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

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