Welcome to Tettington ...
Tettington is located in Charles City County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tettington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Tettington is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Tettington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tettington: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Tettington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tettington.
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Surry is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Burrowsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Charles City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Tettington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tettington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tettington. 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 Tettington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tettington. See our Newspapers Page for Tettington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tettington ...
Looking for more information about Tettington? 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 Tettington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tettington.
Adding Tettington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tettington 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 Tettington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tettington post office opened in 1880.
We also found Tettington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tettington.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tettington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Tettington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Tettington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |