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Welcome to Olivers Estates ...

Olivers Estates is located in Gloucester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Olivers Estates: Olivers Ests.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Olivers Estates for more information about variations on the name of Olivers Estates.

Olivers Estates is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Olivers Estates: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Olivers Estates ...

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

  • Newport News
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Poquoson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Surry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crab
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crab is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
  • Roanes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Belroi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
  • Charles Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
  • Gloucester Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lackey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lackey is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olivers Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

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