Welcome to Hurtsville ...

Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurtsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Hurtsville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hurtsville is within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Hurtsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hurtsville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Hurtsville ...

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

• Farmville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Appomattox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
• Dillwyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Pamplin City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <4>
• Andersonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <4>
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
• Toga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
• Tuggle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
• Curdsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
• Five Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward 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 Hurtsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurtsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurtsville ...

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

Adding Hurtsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hurtsville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Hurtsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurtsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

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