Welcome to Amburg ...
Amburg is located in Middlesex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Amburg is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Amburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Amburg: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Amburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amburg.
- Kilmarnock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Urbanna
(13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Urbanna
- From Amburg to Urbanna
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- White Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartfield
- From Amburg to Hartfield
- Westland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grafton
- From Amburg to Grafton
- Harmony Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- North is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North
- From Amburg to North
- Ocran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocran
- From Amburg to Ocran
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 Amburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amburg. 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 Amburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amburg. See our Newspapers Page for Amburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amburg ...
Looking for more information about Amburg? 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 Amburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amburg.
Adding Amburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amburg 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 Amburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Amburg post office opened in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.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 Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amburg - 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 Amburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Amburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |