Welcome to Sarah ...

Sarah is located in Mathews County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sarah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Sarah is near sea level<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Sarah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sarah - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sarah ...

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

• Poquoson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Cape Charles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Cheriton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Eastville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• White Stone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Achilles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• North
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Stingray Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
• Amburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
• Roanes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Roanes is located in Gloucester 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 Sarah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sarah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sarah ...

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

Adding Sarah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sarah post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sarah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

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