Welcome to Fort Nonsense ...
Fort Nonsense is located in Mathews County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Nonsense: Ft. Nonsense
Fort Nonsense is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Nonsense lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Nonsense: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Fort Nonsense ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Nonsense.
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmarnock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Urbanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cardinal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Gloucester Courthouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Fort Nonsense. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Nonsense.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Nonsense. 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 Fort Nonsense.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Nonsense. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Nonsense.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Nonsense ...
Looking for more information about Fort Nonsense? 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 Fort Nonsense, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Nonsense.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mathews, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Nonsense - 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 Fort Nonsense area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Nonsense 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. |