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Welcome to Mobjack ...

Mobjack is located in Mathews County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mobjack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Mobjack is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mobjack: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Mobjack ...

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

  • Poquoson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • White Stone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mathews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Onemo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Onemo is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
  • Diggs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowes Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
  • Achilles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Roanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Money
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mobjack ...

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

Adding Mobjack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mobjack post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mobjack.

Footnotes ...

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