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Welcome to Tibitha ...

Tibitha is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tibitha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Tibitha is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tibitha: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Tibitha ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tibitha.

  • Kilmarnock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • White Stone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Ophelia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Remo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Remo is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Lankford Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Lynhams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
  • Heathsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Tibitha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tibitha.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tibitha. 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 Tibitha.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tibitha. See our Newspapers Page for Tibitha.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tibitha ...

Looking for more information about Tibitha? 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 Tibitha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tibitha.

Adding Tibitha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tibitha 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 Tibitha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tibitha post office opened in 1893. The Tibitha post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tibitha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tibitha - 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 Tibitha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Tibitha 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/