Welcome to Port Republic ...

Port Republic is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Port Republic has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Republic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

A typical abbreviation for Port Republic: Prt. Republic

Port Republic is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Port Republic: (540)

Communities Also Named Port Republic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Port Republic - they are located in Maryland and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Republic.

Communities near Port Republic ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Staunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Bridgewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Cross Keys
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Cross Keys is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Keys <4>
• Weyers Cave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyers Cave
  • Weyers Cave is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyers Cave <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Republic ...

Looking for more information about Port Republic? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Republic, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Republic.

Adding Port Republic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Republic 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 Port Republic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Republic post office opened in 1811.

We also found Port Republic in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Republic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Republic. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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