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Welcome to Georges Landing ...

Georges Landing is located in Goochland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Georges Landing: Georges Lndg. (or less commonly used: Georges Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Georges Landing for more information about variations on the name of Georges Landing.

Georges Landing is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Georges Landing: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Georges Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georges Landing.

  • Louisa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mineral
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hadensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Caledonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Tabscott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Goochland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelfar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georges Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Georges Landing - 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 Georges Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Georges Landing 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.