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Welcome to Ships Corner ...

A typical abbreviation for Ships Corner: Ships Cor. (or less commonly used: Ships Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ships Corner for more information about variations on the name of Ships Corner.

Ships Corner is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Ships Corner: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Ships Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Ships Corner: This one is located in and the other is located in Suffolk City.

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

Communities near Ships Corner ...

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

  • Virginia Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Norfolk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Portsmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kempsville Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
  • Nimmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • Pocahontas Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
  • Thalia Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
  • Aragona Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Pungo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ships Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ships Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Ships Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Ships Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.