Welcome to Quinton ...

Quinton is located in New Kent County<1>.

The location of Quinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Quinton is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Quinton: (804)

Communities Also Named Quinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Quinton - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quinton.

Communities near Quinton ...

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

• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Hopewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• West Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Tunstall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunstall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
• Roxbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
• Westwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Westwood is located in Hanover County
• Windsor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Henrico County
• Currituck Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currituck Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
  • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
• Elko
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Elko is located in Henrico County
• Green Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico 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 Quinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quinton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quinton ...

Looking for more information about Quinton? 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 Quinton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Quinton.

Adding Quinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quinton 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 Quinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Quinton post office opened in 1880.

We also found Quinton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/