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Welcome to Mica ...

Mica is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Mica is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mica: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Mica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mica - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Mica ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Samuels Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Moss Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
  • Olney Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • DeJarnette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • Massaponax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
  • Port Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Port Conway is located in King George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mica ...

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

Adding Mica to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mica post office opened in 1904. The Mica post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mica.

Footnotes ...

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