Welcome to Cuckoo ...

Cuckoo is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuckoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Cuckoo is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cuckoo is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Cuckoo ...

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

• Louisa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Mineral
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Louisa County
• Bumpass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
  • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
  • Bumpass has also been known as:
  • Bumpas
  • Bumpass Junction
  • Bumpass Station
  • Bumpass Turnout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <4>
• Bells Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Willowbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
• Glenora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
  • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
• Hadensville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
  • Hadensville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <4>
• Tylers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
  • Tylers is located in Hanover County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cuckoo ...

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

Adding Cuckoo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuckoo 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 Cuckoo was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuckoo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

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