Welcome to Canterburg ...

Canterburg is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Canterburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canterburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Canterburg is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Canterburg lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Canterburg ...

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

• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Front Royal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Strasburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Berryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Boyce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Toms Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <4>
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canterburg ...

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

Adding Canterburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canterburg 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 Canterburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canterburg post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canterburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

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