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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 Codes for Keswick: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Keswick: 22947<4>

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.

  • Charlottesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Louisa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
  • Gordonsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
  • Stanardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <5>
  • Eastham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eastham
    • From Keswick to Eastham
  • Cobham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
  • Simeon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 for Keswick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Keswick post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keswick.

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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

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>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Keswick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Keswick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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