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Welcome to Chancellorsville ...

Chancellorsville is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Chancellorsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Chancellorsville is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Chancellorsville: (540)

Communities near Chancellorsville ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Remington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
    • Remington is located in Fauquier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
  • Dunavant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
    • Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Todds Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Wilderness
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Wilderness is located in Orange County
  • Stafford Lakes Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Lakes Village
    • Stafford Lakes Village is located in Stafford County
  • Waverly Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
    • Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Berea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Stafford County
  • Hartwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leavells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
    • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania 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 Chancellorsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chancellorsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chancellorsville ...

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

Adding Chancellorsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chancellorsville post office opened in 1819.

We also found Chancellorsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chancellorsville.

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chancellorsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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