Welcome to Homeville ...

Homeville is located in Sussex County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Homeville (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homeville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Homeville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Homeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Homeville - they are located in Nova Scotia, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Homeville ...

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

• Waverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Courtland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Wakefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Jarratt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• Ivor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
• Dendron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Stony Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Capron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Sussex
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Sussex is located in Sussex County
• Yale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Sussex 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 Homeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Homeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homeville ...

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

Adding Homeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Homeville 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 Homeville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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