Welcome to Port Republic ...
Port Republic is located in Rockingham County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Republic lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Port Republic: 540 & 826<3>
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)
- Staunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> 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)
- Mount Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
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.<7>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Republic - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Republic area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Port Republic 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |