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Welcome to Massies Corner ...

Massies Corner is located in Rappahannock County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Massies Corner: Massies Cor. (or less commonly used: Massies Crn.)

Massies Corner is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Massies Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Massies Corner ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Culpeper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Front Royal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Luray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rediviva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
  • Amissville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sperryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
  • Orlean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massies Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rappahannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Massies Corner - 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 Massies Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Massies Corner 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.