Welcome to Powcan ...
Powcan is located in King and Queen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Powcan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Powcan is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Powcan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Powcan: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Powcan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powcan.
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in King William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <5>
- Tappahannock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
- Tappahannock is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <5>
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Contra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cumnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Walkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Dunbrooke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Dunnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
- Dunnsville is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <5>
- King and Queen Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
- King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <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 Powcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powcan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powcan. 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 Powcan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powcan. See our Newspapers Page for Powcan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powcan ...
Looking for more information about Powcan? 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 Powcan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powcan.
Adding Powcan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Powcan 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 Powcan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Powcan post office opened in 1884.
We also found Powcan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Powcan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powcan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powcan - 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 Powcan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Powcan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |