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Welcome to Foneswood ...

Foneswood is located in Richmond County<1>.

Foneswood is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Foneswood: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Foneswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Foneswood: This one is located in Richmond County and the other is located in Westmoreland County.

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

Communities near Foneswood ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tappahannock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Port Royal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Layton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Layton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Newland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newland is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Potomac Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
  • Bryant Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foneswood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foneswood - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Foneswood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Foneswood 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.