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Welcome to Keswick ...

Keswick is located in Albemarle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keswick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Keswick is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keswick: 434

The ZIP code for Keswick: 22947<3>

Communities Also Named Keswick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Keswick - they are located in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Keswick ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keswick ...

Looking for more information about Keswick? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Keswick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keswick.

Adding Keswick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keswick post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keswick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keswick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keswick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keswick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/