Welcome to Allen Shop Corner ...
Allen Shop Corner is located in King and Queen County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Allen Shop Corner: Allen Shop Cor. (or less commonly used: Allen Shop Crn.)
Allen Shop Corner is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Allen Shop Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Allen Shop Corner: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Allen Shop Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allen Shop Corner.
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tappahannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Urbanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crouch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Romancoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Bowlers Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Bruington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Walkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
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 Allen Shop Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen Shop Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allen Shop Corner. 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 Allen Shop Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen Shop Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Allen Shop Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen Shop Corner ...
Looking for more information about Allen Shop Corner? 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 Allen Shop Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allen Shop Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen Shop Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Allen Shop Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Allen Shop Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |