Welcome to Providence ...Providence is located in Halifax County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Providence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833. When the people of Providence refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Providentian<2> Providence is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Providence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Providence: 434 Communities Also Named Providence ...While we believe that this Providence is located in Halifax County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Providence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chesapeake City and Grayson County. Beyond Virginia, there are 76 communities that are also named Providence - they are located in Alabama (8), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina (6), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (5), Utah, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Providence. Websites for Providence ...Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Providence, the following might be of interest: Communities near Providence ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Providence.
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 Providence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Providence. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Providence. 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 Providence. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence. See our Newspapers Page for Providence. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Providence ...Looking for more information about Providence? 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 Providence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Providence. Adding Providence to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Providence 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 Providence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Providence. Footnotes ...
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