Welcome to Carver Gardens ...
Carver Gardens is located in York County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Carver Gardens: Carver Gdns. (or less commonly used: Carver Gardns., Carver Grdens. or Carver Grdns.)
Carver Gardens is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carver Gardens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Carver Gardens: 757 & 948<3>
Communities near Carver Gardens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carver Gardens.
- Newport News
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poquoson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Rochambeau Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Lee Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Oaktree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
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 Carver Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carver Gardens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carver Gardens. 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 Carver Gardens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carver Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Carver Gardens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carver Gardens ...
Looking for more information about Carver Gardens? 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 Carver Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carver Gardens.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carver Gardens - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Carver Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Carver Gardens 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. |