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Welcome to Powhatan Crossing ...

Powhatan Crossing is located in James City County<1>.

The pronunciation of Powhatan Crossing: POW-hah-tan<2>

A typical abbreviation for Powhatan Crossing: Powhatan Xing.

Powhatan Crossing is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Powhatan Crossing: 757 & 948<4>

Communities near Powhatan Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powhatan Crossing.

  • Newport News
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Claremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Dendron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Homewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Oaktree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oaktree is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
  • Barlows Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Barlows Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
  • Norge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powhatan Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Powhatan Crossing? 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 Powhatan Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powhatan Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including James City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Powhatan Crossing. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powhatan Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Powhatan Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Powhatan Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.