Welcome to Addison ...

Addison is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Addison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Addison is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Addison lies within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Addison ...

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

• Petersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Petersburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• Hopewell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hopewell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
• Colonial Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 a Google Map centered on Colonial Heights
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• McKenney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on McKenney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <3>
• Stony Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stony Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <3>
• Bollinger Estates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
  • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
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• Ettrick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <3>
• Braebrook Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braebrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
  • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Braebrook Village
• Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Chesterfield Court House
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Chesterfield Court House

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 Addison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Addison.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Addison ...

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

Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Addison post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

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