Welcome to Eastham ...

Eastham is located in Albemarle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Eastham, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Eastham is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Eastham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eastham - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Eastham ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Gordonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Scottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Belmont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
• Commonwealth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
• Keswick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
  • Keswick is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keswick <4>
• Shadwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
  • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
• Barracks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barracks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
  • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
• Huntington Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
  • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle 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 Eastham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eastham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastham ...

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

Adding Eastham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eastham 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 Eastham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eastham post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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