Welcome to Freshwater ...
Freshwater is located in Nelson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Freshwater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Freshwater is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Freshwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Freshwater: 434
Communities Also Named Freshwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Freshwater - they are located in California, Colorado, Newfoundland and Labrador (4) and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freshwater.
Communities near Freshwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freshwater.
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Amherst County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
- Massies Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Shipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Old Myndus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tyro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyro <3>
- Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Lowesville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <3>
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Adial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson 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 Freshwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freshwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freshwater. 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 Freshwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freshwater. See our Newspapers Page for Freshwater.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freshwater ...
Looking for more information about Freshwater? 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 Freshwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freshwater.
Adding Freshwater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Freshwater in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Freshwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Freshwater post office opened in 1900.
We also found Freshwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Freshwater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freshwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freshwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |