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Welcome to Chickahominy Shores ...

Chickahominy Shores is located in New Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chickahominy Shores: Chickahominy Shrs.

Chickahominy Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chickahominy Shores: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Chickahominy Shores ...

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

  • Hopewell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Claremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Surry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ruthville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Charles City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Kent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Norge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plum Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chickahominy Shores ...

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

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 Chickahominy Shores - 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 Chickahominy Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Chickahominy Shores 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.