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Welcome to Stearnes ...

Stearnes is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • Dillwyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fork Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Trenton Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Weber City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arvonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Gold Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill

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 (so far) for Stearnes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stearnes post office opened in 1898. The Stearnes post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stearnes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stearnes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/