Welcome to Ocre ...
So far, we found very little information about Ocre. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ocre to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ocre, please Contact Us.
Ocre would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ocre is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ocre was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ocre was located: 804 & 686<4>
Websites for Ocre ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ocre, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ocre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ocre.
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Braebrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
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 Ocre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ocre. 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 Ocre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocre. See our Newspapers Page for Ocre.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ocre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Ocre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ocre area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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