Welcome to Spottswood ...

Spottswood is located in Augusta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spottswood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Spottswood is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Spottswood: (540)

Communities Also Named Spottswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Spottswood: This one is located in Augusta County and the other is located in Orange County.

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

Communities near Spottswood ...

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

• Staunton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <3>
• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Buena Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
• Craigsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <3>
• Goshen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Newport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Augusta County
• Brownsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <3>
• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge 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 Spottswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spottswood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spottswood ...

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

Adding Spottswood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spottswood post office opened in 1885.

We also found Spottswood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spottswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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