Welcome to Fordwick ...
Fordwick is located in Augusta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fordwick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Fordwick is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fordwick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fordwick: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Fordwick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fordwick.
- Staunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Middlebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spottswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
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 Fordwick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fordwick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fordwick. 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 Fordwick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fordwick. See our Newspapers Page for Fordwick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fordwick ...
Looking for more information about Fordwick? 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 Fordwick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fordwick.
Adding Fordwick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fordwick 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 Fordwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fordwick post office opened in 1903.
We also found Fordwick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordwick.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fordwick - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Fordwick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Fordwick 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |