Welcome to French Hay ...

French Hay is located in Hanover County<1>.

The location of French Hay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Hay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

French Hay is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for French Hay: (804)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Atlee Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Chamberlayne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
• Laurel Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
  • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
• Lakeside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
• Dumbarton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
• East Highland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
  • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
• Hanover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Mechanicsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>

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 for French Hay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found French Hay on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

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