Welcome to Cheapside ...

Cheapside is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheapside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Cheapside is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Cheapside: (757)

Communities Also Named Cheapside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cheapside - they are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheapside.

Communities near Cheapside ...

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

• Cape Charles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Cheriton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Eastville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• Pat Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
  • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
• Cherrystone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
• Machipongo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machipongo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machipongo
  • Machipongo is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machipongo <4>
• Birdsnest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsnest
  • Birdsnest is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsnest <4>
• Bridgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
• Sheps End
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
  • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
• Cape Henry Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Henry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
  • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheapside ...

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

Adding Cheapside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cheapside post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheapside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

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