Welcome to Three Square ...
Three Square is located in Goochland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Square, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Three Square: Three Sq. (or less commonly used: Three Sqr.)
Three Square is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Three Square lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Three Square: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Three Square ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Three Square.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Michaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Fife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
- Goochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Thorncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Belona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Belona is located in Powhatan 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 Three Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Three Square.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Three Square. 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 Three Square.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Square. See our Newspapers Page for Three Square.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Square ...
Looking for more information about Three Square? 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 Three Square, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Three Square.
Adding Three Square to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Three Square 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 Three Square was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Three Square post office opened in 1886.
We also found Three Square in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Square.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Square - 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 Three Square area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Three Square 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |