Welcome to Bridgetown ...

Bridgetown is located in Northampton County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bridgetown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Bridgetown is near sea level<3>.

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

Bridgetown lies within the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Bridgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Bridgetown: This one is located in Northampton County and the other is located in Lancaster 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.

• Exmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
  • Exmore is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
• Cape Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Belle Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
  • Belle Haven is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Haven <4>
• Nassawadox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassawadox
  • Nassawadox is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassawadox <4>
• Cheriton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Melfa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melfa
  • Melfa is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melfa <4>
• Eastville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• Wachapreague
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachapreague
  • Wachapreague is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wachapreague <4>
• Painter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <4>
• Keller
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgetown ...

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

Adding Bridgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridgetown 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 Bridgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bridgetown post office opened in 1839.

We also found Bridgetown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

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