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Welcome to The Colonies ...

The Colonies is located in Hanover County<1>.

The Colonies is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Colonies: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named The Colonies ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named The Colonies - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near The Colonies ...

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

  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enfield is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Atlee Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Mechanicsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manquin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chamberlayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Westwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • East Highland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Colonies ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Colonies - 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 The Colonies area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the The Colonies 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.