Welcome to Laneview ...

Laneview is located in Essex County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Laneview is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Tappahannock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Kilmarnock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Bowlers Wharf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
  • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
• Nesting
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
• Contra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
  • Contra is located in King and Queen 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 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 for Laneview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laneview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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