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Welcome to Havelock ...

Havelock is located in Richmond County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Havelock: 804 & 686<3>

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)
  • Tappahannock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nomini Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
  • Chiltons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
  • Hinnom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
  • Machodoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
  • Baynesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
  • Bryant Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town

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 (so far) 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. The Havelock post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havelock.

Footnotes ...

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