Welcome to Seven Fountains ...
Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seven Fountains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Seven Fountains is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Seven Fountains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Seven Fountains: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Seven Fountains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seven Fountains.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Front Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <5>
- Stephens City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toms Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Seven Fountains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seven Fountains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seven Fountains. 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 Seven Fountains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seven Fountains. See our Newspapers Page for Seven Fountains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seven Fountains ...
Looking for more information about Seven Fountains? 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 Seven Fountains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seven Fountains.
Adding Seven Fountains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seven Fountains 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 Seven Fountains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Seven Fountains post office opened in 1858.
We also found Seven Fountains in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seven Fountains.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seven Fountains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Seven Fountains area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Seven Fountains area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |