Welcome to Prince George ...
Prince George is located in Prince George County<1> and is the County Seat for Prince George County.
The location of Prince George has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prince George, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Prince George is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Prince George lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Prince George lies within the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Prince George ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prince George - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prince George.
Communities near Prince George ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prince George.
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Stony Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
- Braebrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braebrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Ettrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <4>
- Garysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield 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 Prince George. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prince George.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prince George. 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 Prince George.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prince George. See our Newspapers Page for Prince George.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prince George ...
Looking for more information about Prince George? 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 Prince George, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prince George.
Adding Prince George to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prince George 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 Prince George was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Prince George in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prince George.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prince George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince George County: www.princegeorgeva.org/
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 Prince George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prince George - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |