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Welcome to Ewell ...

Ewell is located in James City County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Ewell is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ewell: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Ewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ewell - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Ewell ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Claremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Surry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clay Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
  • York View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • York View is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
  • Charles Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Charles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belroi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
  • Homewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ewell ...

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

Adding Ewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ewell 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 Ewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ewell post office opened in 1888. The Ewell post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including James City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ewell - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Ewell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Ewell 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.
<5>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/