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Welcome to Coddyshore ...

So far, we found very little information about Coddyshore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Coddyshore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coddyshore, please Contact Us.


Coddyshore would have been located within present day Sussex County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coddyshore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coddyshore is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Coddyshore was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Coddyshore ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Colonial Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jarratt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dendron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Sussex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sussex is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex

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

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

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

Adding Coddyshore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coddyshore in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Coddyshore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coddyshore post office opened in 1891. The Coddyshore post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coddyshore.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coddyshore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coddyshore - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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