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Welcome to Signpine ...

Signpine is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Signpine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Signpine is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Signpine: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Signpine ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbanna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Irvington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • White Stone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Belroi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
  • Clay Bank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
  • Gloucester Courthouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
  • Barlows Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlows Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
  • Money
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Signpine ...

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

Adding Signpine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Signpine 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 (so far) for Signpine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Signpine post office opened in 1894. The Signpine post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Signpine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Signpine - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Signpine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Signpine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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