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Welcome to Gloucester Courthouse ...

Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County<1>.

The pronunciation of Gloucester Courthouse: GLOSS-ter<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gloucester Courthouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1794.

Gloucester Courthouse is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Gloucester Courthouse: 804 & 686<4>

Communities near Gloucester Courthouse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gloucester Courthouse.

  • Williamsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Irvington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • White Stone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • White Marsh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clay Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
  • York View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • York View is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
  • Country Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • North
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloucester Courthouse ...

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

Adding Gloucester Courthouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gloucester Courthouse 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 Gloucester Courthouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gloucester Courthouse post office opened in 1794. The Gloucester Courthouse post office closed in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloucester Courthouse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Gloucester Courthouse. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gloucester Courthouse - 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 Gloucester Courthouse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Gloucester Courthouse 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/