Welcome to Havelock ...

Havelock is located in Richmond County<1>.

The location of Havelock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Havelock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Havelock is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Havelock is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Havelock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Havelock - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2) and Quebec.

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

Communities near Havelock ...

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

• Colonial Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Tappahannock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Montross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Nomini Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
  • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
• Machodoc
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
  • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
• Baynesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
  • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
• Bryant Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
  • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
• Layton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Essex County
• Lloyds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havelock ...

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

Adding Havelock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Havelock post office opened in 1907.

We also found Havelock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havelock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Havelock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/