Welcome to Stearnes ...

Stearnes is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

The location of Stearnes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stearnes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Stearnes is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Stearnes: (434)

Communities near Stearnes ...

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

• Scottsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Dillwyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Fork Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
  • Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <4>
• Lakeside Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
• Trenton Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Weber City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weber City <4>
• Bridgeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
• Gold Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
• Fife
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
  • Fife is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stearnes ...

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

Adding Stearnes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stearnes post office opened in 1898.

We also found Stearnes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stearnes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fluvanna County: www.co.fluvanna.va.us/

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