Welcome to Rehoboth ...

Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rehoboth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Rehoboth is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rehoboth lies within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Rehoboth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Rehoboth - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Indiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rehoboth ...

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

• South Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
  • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
• Chase City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <4>
• Victoria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Kenbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
  • Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <4>
• Keysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <4>
• Charlotte Court House
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <4>
• Drakes Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
• Boydton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
• Lunenburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg 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 Rehoboth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rehoboth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rehoboth ...

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

Adding Rehoboth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rehoboth post office opened in 1836.

We also found Rehoboth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rehoboth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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