Welcome to Carps Corner ...
Carps Corner is located in New Kent County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Carps Corner: Carps Cor. (or less commonly used: Carps Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Carps Corner for more information about variations on the name of Carps Corner.
Carps Corner is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carps Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carps Corner: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Carps Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carps Corner.
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Tunstall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Romancoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Plum Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Ruthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
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 Carps Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carps Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carps Corner. 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 Carps Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carps Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Carps Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carps Corner ...
Looking for more information about Carps Corner? 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 Carps Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carps Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including New Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carps Corner - 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 Carps Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Carps Corner 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. |