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Welcome to Old Cold Harbor ...

Old Cold Harbor is located in Hanover County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Old Cold Harbor: Old Cold Hbr. (or less commonly used: Old Cold Harb. or Old Cold Hrbr.)

Old Cold Harbor is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Cold Harbor: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Old Cold Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Cold Harbor.

  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Highland Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Currituck Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
  • Lee Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Cold Harbor ...

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

Footnotes ...

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