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Welcome to Mogarts Beach ...

Mogarts Beach is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mogarts Beach: Mogarts Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Mogarts Beach for more information about variations on the name of Mogarts Beach.

Mogarts Beach is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mogarts Beach: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Mogarts Beach ...

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

  • Newport News
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Ivor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
  • Dendron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Surry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Surry is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
  • Rushmere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmere have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
    • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight 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 Mogarts Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mogarts Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mogarts Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mogarts Beach - 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 Mogarts Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Mogarts Beach 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>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.