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Welcome to Hadlock ...

Hadlock is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hadlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Hadlock is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hadlock: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Hadlock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hadlock - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hadlock.

Communities near Hadlock ...

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

  • Onancock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Onley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Accomac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Accomac is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Nassawadox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheriton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Melfa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wachapreague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Painter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keller
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Hadlock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hadlock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hadlock ...

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

Adding Hadlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hadlock 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 Hadlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hadlock post office opened in 1857. The Hadlock post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hadlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hadlock - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Hadlock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Hadlock 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>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/