Welcome to Bridgetown ...
So far, we found very little information about Bridgetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bridgetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bridgetown, please Contact Us.
Bridgetown would have been located within present day Lancaster County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bridgetown is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bridgetown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bridgetown was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Bridgetown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Bridgetown: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Northampton County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named Bridgetown - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bridgetown.
Communities near Bridgetown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bridgetown.
- Tappahannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmarnock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Griffins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Simonson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Monaskon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
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 Bridgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgetown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bridgetown. 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 Bridgetown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgetown. See our Newspapers Page for Bridgetown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bridgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Bridgetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Bridgetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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