Welcome to Retz ...

Retz is located in Mathews County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Retz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Retz is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Retz: (804)

Communities near Retz ...

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

• Kilmarnock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Diggs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
  • Diggs is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <4>
• Onemo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
  • Onemo is located in Mathews County
• Susan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
  • Susan is located in Mathews County
• Peary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
  • Peary is located in Mathews County
• North
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Amburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Amburg is located in Middlesex 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 Retz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Retz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Retz ...

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

Adding Retz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Retz post office opened in 1899.

We also found Retz on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Retz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

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