Welcome to Byrdton ...
Byrdton is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Byrdton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Byrdton is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Byrdton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Byrdton: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Byrdton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byrdton.
- Urbanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Weems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Remo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Richtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Fleeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Merry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
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 Byrdton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byrdton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byrdton. 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 Byrdton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byrdton. See our Newspapers Page for Byrdton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrdton ...
Looking for more information about Byrdton? 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 Byrdton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byrdton.
Adding Byrdton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Byrdton 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 Byrdton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Byrdton post office opened in 1894. The Byrdton post office closed in 1960.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrdton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byrdton - 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 Byrdton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Byrdton 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |