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Welcome to Bestland ...

Bestland is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bestland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Bestland is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bestland: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Bestland ...

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

  • West Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tappahannock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumnor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
  • Minor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Minor is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Bruington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
  • Bowlers Wharf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
  • Dunbrooke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
  • King and Queen Court House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bestland ...

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

Adding Bestland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bestland 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 (so far) for Bestland was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bestland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bestland - 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 Bestland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Bestland 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.