Welcome to Skinquarter ...
Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County<1>.
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The location of Skinquarter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Skinquarter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Skinquarter is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Skinquarter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Skinquarter: 804 & 686<4>
Websites for Skinquarter ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Skinquarter, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Skinquarter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skinquarter.
- Winterpock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Otterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Masons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Midlothian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <6>
- Amelia Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
- Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <6>
- Ammon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Huguenot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Robious
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Earls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Skinquarter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skinquarter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skinquarter. 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 Skinquarter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skinquarter. See our Newspapers Page for Skinquarter.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skinquarter ...
Looking for more information about Skinquarter? 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 Skinquarter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skinquarter.
Adding Skinquarter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Skinquarter 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 Skinquarter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Skinquarter post office opened in 1838.
We also found Skinquarter in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Skinquarter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skinquarter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.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 Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skinquarter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Skinquarter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Skinquarter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |