Welcome to Winterpock ...
Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterpock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Winterpock is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Winterpock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Winterpock: (804)
Websites for Winterpock ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Winterpock, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Winterpock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winterpock.
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Pilkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Ammon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Chesterfield Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
- Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
- Masons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <3>
- Earls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Robious
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Robious is located in Chesterfield 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 Winterpock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winterpock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winterpock. 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 Winterpock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterpock. See our Newspapers Page for Winterpock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterpock ...
Looking for more information about Winterpock? 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 Winterpock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winterpock.
Adding Winterpock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Winterpock 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 Winterpock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Winterpock post office opened in 1850.
We also found Winterpock in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterpock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winterpock. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winterpock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |