Welcome to Compton ...

Compton is located in Page County<1>.

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

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

Compton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Compton: (540)

Communities Also Named Compton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Compton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Compton ...

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

• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Front Royal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Strasburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Woodstock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• New Market
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Stanley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Edinburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Compton ...

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

Adding Compton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Compton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

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