Miscellaneous Information
So far, we found very little information about Finchville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Finchville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Finchville - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Finchville, please Contact Us.
Various Identification Codes ...
FIPS Codes ...
In a past effort, various federal agencies worked together to create a set of codes with a purpose similar to the GNIS codes. These codes are called the Federal Information Processing Standard (or the FIPS 55 codes). Although they are still used by some organizations, the FIPS codes are obsolete and will ultimately be replaced by the GNIS codes.
The following FIPS codes apply to Finchville:
| Place (Community) Code: | 27856 |
| State Code: | 51 (Virginia) |
| County Code: | 177 (Spotsylvania County) |
Since the Place and County FIPS codes are not unique and can be repeated in other States, it's necessary to combine the State code with the Place and County FIPS codes to uniquely identify them - for example:
| State/Place Code: | 51/27856 |
| State/County Code: | 51/177 |
Regional Codes ...
For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Finchville would have been located in Region #3 (the South Region).
In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Finchville would have been located in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Finchville would have been located in Region III (Region 3).
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Finchville would have been located in Region III (Region 3).
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 51/27856 (Place Name: Finchville)
County: Spotsylvania (FIPS State/County: 51/177)
Class: X3
MSA Code: 8840
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The official website of the U.S. Census Bureau
The official website of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
The official website of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Finchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |