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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)
    • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Michaux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
  • Enon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Fife
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Thorncliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
  • Belona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona

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 (so far) for Three Square was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Three Square post office opened in 1886. The Three Square post office closed in 1945.

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>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/