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Welcome to Roxbury ...

Roxbury is located in Charles City County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Roxbury, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Roxbury is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roxbury is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Roxbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Roxbury: This one is located in Charles City County and the other is located in Henrico County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Roxbury - they are located in Connecticut (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Roxbury ...

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

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Claremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Currituck Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currituck Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
    • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Henrico County
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Henrico County
  • Green Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
  • Kimages
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimages have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Kimages is located in Charles City County
  • Ruthville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City 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 Roxbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxbury ...

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

Adding Roxbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roxbury post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxbury.

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

The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/

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 Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roxbury - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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