Welcome to Cremona ...
So far, we found very little information about Cremona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cremona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cremona, please Contact Us.
Cremona would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cremona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cremona is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cremona was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Cremona was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Cremona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cremona - they are located in Alberta, Kansas (3) and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cremona.
Communities near Cremona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cremona.
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Trenton Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Cremona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cremona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cremona. 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 Cremona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cremona. See our Newspapers Page for Cremona.
Adding Cremona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cremona 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 Cremona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cremona post office opened in 1882. The Cremona post office closed in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cremona.
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 Cremona, 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 Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cremona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Cremona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Cremona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |