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)- 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 <5>
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Wyndham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Hylas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckahoe <5>
- Huguenot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Laurel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
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 for Gayton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Gayton in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gayton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |