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Welcome to Laneview ...

Laneview is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laneview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Laneview is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Laneview: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Laneview: 22504<4>

Communities Also Named Laneview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laneview - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Laneview ...

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

  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tappahannock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kilmarnock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Urbanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • White Stone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowlers Wharf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
  • Nesting
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • Contra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Contra is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laneview ...

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

Adding Laneview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laneview 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 Laneview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laneview post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laneview.

Footnotes ...

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