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Welcome to Magotha ...

Magotha is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magotha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Magotha is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Magotha: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Magotha ...

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

  • Cape Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheriton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eastville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Pat Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
  • Cherrystone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Machipongo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Birdsnest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Cape Henry Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magotha ...

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

Adding Magotha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Magotha post office opened in 1912. The Magotha post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magotha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Magotha - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Magotha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Magotha area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/