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Welcome to Deatonville ...

Deatonville is located in Amelia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deatonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Deatonville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deatonville: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Deatonville ...

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

  • Farmville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blackstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crewe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
  • Burkeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Cotton Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Amelia Court House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Guinea Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Lodore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deatonville ...

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

Adding Deatonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deatonville 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 (so far) for Deatonville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deatonville.

Footnotes ...

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