Welcome to Little Plymouth ...
Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County<1>.
The location of Little Plymouth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1814.
Little Plymouth is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Plymouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Little Plymouth: (804)
Communities near Little Plymouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Plymouth.
- West Point
(5 miles [8 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>
- Urbanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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>
- Romancoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- King and Queen Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
- King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <4>
- Mattaponi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattaponi
- Mattaponi is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattaponi <4>
- Plum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Cumnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Contra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Remlik
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlik
- Remlik is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remlik <4>
- Crouch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Crouch 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 Little Plymouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Plymouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Plymouth. 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 Little Plymouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Plymouth. See our Newspapers Page for Little Plymouth.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Plymouth ...
Looking for more information about Little Plymouth? 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 Little Plymouth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Plymouth.
Adding Little Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Plymouth 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 Little Plymouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Plymouth post office opened in 1814.
We also found Little Plymouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Plymouth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Plymouth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Plymouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |