Welcome to Drewryville ...
Drewryville is located in Southampton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Drewryville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Drewryville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Drewryville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Drewryville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drewryville - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drewryville.
Communities near Drewryville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drewryville.
- Emporia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
- Jarratt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
- Boykins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newsoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Severn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <3>
- Capron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Drewryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drewryville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drewryville. 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 Drewryville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drewryville. See our Newspapers Page for Drewryville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drewryville ...
Looking for more information about Drewryville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Drewryville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Drewryville.
Adding Drewryville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Drewryville 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 Drewryville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Drewryville post office opened in 1838.
We also found Drewryville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Drewryville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drewryville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |