Welcome to Finneywood ...

Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finneywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Finneywood is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Finneywood: (434)

Communities near Finneywood ...

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

• Chase City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <3>
• Victoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
• Clarksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Keysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
• Charlotte Court House
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <3>
• Drakes Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <3>
• Boydton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <3>
• Scottsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Wylliesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylliesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylliesburg
  • Wylliesburg is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylliesburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finneywood ...

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

Adding Finneywood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Finneywood post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finneywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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