Welcome to Stokes ...
So far, we found very little information about Stokes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stokes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stokes, please Contact Us.
Stokes would have been located within present day Goochland County<2>.
The location of Stokes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stokes is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Stokes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Stokes would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Stokes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Stokes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (4), Tennessee and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stokes.
Communities near Stokes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stokes.
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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 <5>
- Fife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
- Beaumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lakeside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Goochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Goochland is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <5>
- Maidens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
- Maidens is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <5>
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Trenton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland 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 Stokes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stokes. 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 Stokes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stokes. See our Newspapers Page for Stokes.
Adding Stokes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stokes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stokes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stokes post office opened in 1883.
We also found Stokes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stokes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stokes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |