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Welcome to French Hay ...

French Hay is located in Hanover County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Hay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

French Hay is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for French Hay: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near French Hay ...

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

  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Atlee Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Chamberlayne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Laurel Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Lakeside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Dumbarton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • East Highland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Hay ...

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

Adding French Hay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of French Hay 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 (so far) for French Hay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the French Hay post office opened in 1858. The French Hay post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for French Hay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Hay - 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 French Hay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the French Hay 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/