Welcome to Chickahominy ...

Chickahominy is located in Henrico County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chickahominy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Chickahominy is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chickahominy is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Chickahominy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chickahominy - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near Chickahominy ...

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

• Richmond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Dumbarton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
• Longdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
• Heckler Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
  • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
• Laurel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Henrico County
• Glen Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
• Highland Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
  • Highland Springs is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Springs <4>
• Laurel Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
• Montrose Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
  • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond 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 Chickahominy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chickahominy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chickahominy ...

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

Adding Chickahominy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chickahominy post office opened in 1902.

We also found Chickahominy on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chickahominy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/

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