Welcome to Paulington ...

So far, we found very little information about Paulington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Paulington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paulington, please Contact Us.

Paulington would have been located within present day Rockingham County<2>.

The location of Paulington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paulington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Paulington is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Paulington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Paulington still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.

Communities near Paulington ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <5>
• Bridgewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <5>
• Broadway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Grottoes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <5>
• Timberville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <5>
• Shenandoah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• New Market
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• Mount Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <5>
• Stanley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>

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

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

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

Adding Paulington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paulington 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 Paulington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paulington post office opened in 1882.

We also found Paulington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paulington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/