Welcome to Griffinsburg ...
Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Griffinsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Griffinsburg is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Griffinsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Griffinsburg: 540 & 826<3>
Websites for Griffinsburg ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.culpepervachamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Griffinsburg, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Griffinsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Griffinsburg.
- Culpeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Remington is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tryme
- From Griffinsburg to Tryme
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Homeland
- From Griffinsburg to Homeland
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 Griffinsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Griffinsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Griffinsburg. 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 Griffinsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffinsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Griffinsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffinsburg ...
Looking for more information about Griffinsburg? 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 Griffinsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Griffinsburg.
Adding Griffinsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Griffinsburg 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 Griffinsburg was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffinsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Culpeper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griffinsburg - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Griffinsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Griffinsburg 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |