Welcome to Pemberton ...
Pemberton is located in Goochland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pemberton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
Pemberton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pemberton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pemberton: 804 & 686<3>
Communities Also Named Pemberton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pemberton - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pemberton.
Communities near Pemberton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pemberton.
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
- Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Trenton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Goochland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Goochland is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
- Michaux
(10 miles [16.1 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 Pemberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pemberton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pemberton. 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 Pemberton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pemberton. See our Newspapers Page for Pemberton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pemberton ...
Looking for more information about Pemberton? 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 Pemberton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pemberton.
Adding Pemberton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pemberton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pemberton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Pemberton post office opened in 1843.
We also found Pemberton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pemberton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pemberton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pemberton - 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 Pemberton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Pemberton 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |