Welcome to Rescue ...

Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rescue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rescue is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Rescue: (757)

The ZIP code for Rescue: 23424<3>

Communities Also Named Rescue ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rescue - they are located in California, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Rescue ...

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

• Norfolk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
• Newport News
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Portsmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Suffolk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
  • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <4>
• Poquoson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Smithfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Windsor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Ivor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
• Surry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rescue ...

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

Adding Rescue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rescue 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 Rescue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rescue post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rescue.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

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