Welcome to Finchley ...
Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Finchley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Finchley is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Finchley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Finchley: 434
Communities Also Named Finchley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Finchley - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Finchley.
Communities near Finchley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Finchley.
- Chase City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Stovall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Boydton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
- Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
- Clover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Vance County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
- Virgilina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
- Orgainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Finchley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Finchley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Finchley. 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 Finchley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Finchley. See our Newspapers Page for Finchley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finchley ...
Looking for more information about Finchley? 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 Finchley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Finchley.
Adding Finchley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Finchley 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 Finchley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Finchley post office opened in 1890.
We also found Finchley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Finchley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Finchley - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |