Welcome to Oldenplace ...
So far, we found very little information about Oldenplace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oldenplace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oldenplace, please Contact Us.
Oldenplace would have been located within present day Dinwiddie County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oldenplace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oldenplace is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oldenplace was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Oldenplace was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities near Oldenplace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oldenplace.
- Blackstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <6>
- Crewe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <6>
- Kenbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
- Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <6>
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
- McKenney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
- McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <6>
- Alberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Darvills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Borthwick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Oldenplace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oldenplace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oldenplace. 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 Oldenplace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldenplace. See our Newspapers Page for Oldenplace.
Adding Oldenplace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oldenplace in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oldenplace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Oldenplace post office opened in 1872.
We also found Oldenplace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oldenplace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Oldenplace, 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 Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oldenplace - 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 Oldenplace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Oldenplace area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |