Welcome to Poor Farm ...
Poor Farm is located in York County<1>.
Poor Farm is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Poor Farm lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Poor Farm: 757 & 948<3>
Communities Also Named Poor Farm ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Poor Farm - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poor Farm.
Communities near Poor Farm ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poor Farm.
- Newport News
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poquoson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
- Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
- Bernard Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Greenwood Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Hilton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Lee Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Poor Farm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poor Farm.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poor Farm. 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 Poor Farm.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poor Farm. See our Newspapers Page for Poor Farm.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poor Farm ...
Looking for more information about Poor Farm? 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 Poor Farm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poor Farm.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poor Farm - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Poor Farm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Poor Farm 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> | 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. |