Welcome to Provost ...

Provost is located in Powhatan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Provost, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Provost is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Provost: (804)

Communities Also Named Provost ...

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

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

Communities near Provost ...

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

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Beaumont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
• Goochland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
• Maidens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <4>
• Clinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
• Fife
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Enon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Goochland County
• Lakeside Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
• Masons Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Masons Corner is located in Amelia 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 Provost. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Provost.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Provost ...

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

Adding Provost to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Provost post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Provost.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Provost. 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/