Welcome to Gayton ...
So far, we found very little information about Gayton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gayton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gayton, please Contact Us.
Gayton would have been located within present day Henrico County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gayton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gayton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gayton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gayton was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Gayton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gayton - it's located in North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gayton.
Communities near Gayton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gayton.
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Wyndham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hylas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Laurel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Rockville
(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 Gayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gayton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gayton. 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 Gayton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gayton. See our Newspapers Page for Gayton.
Adding Gayton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gayton 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 Gayton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gayton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gayton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Gayton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Gayton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |