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Welcome to Pribble ...

Pribble is located in Mathews County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pribble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Pribble is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pribble: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Pribble ...

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

  • Poquoson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Urbanna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Irvington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • White Stone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mathews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Onemo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Onemo is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
  • Peary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peary is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
  • Diggs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Money
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pribble ...

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

Adding Pribble to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pribble 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 (so far) for Pribble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pribble post office opened in 1929. The Pribble post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pribble.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mathews, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pribble - 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 Pribble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Pribble 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/