Welcome to Tobaccoville ...

Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County<1>.

The location of Tobaccoville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tobaccoville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Tobaccoville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tobaccoville: (804)

Communities Also Named Tobaccoville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tobaccoville - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tobaccoville.

Communities near Tobaccoville ...

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

• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Clinton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
• Paineville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia County
• Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Amelia Court House
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
  • Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <4>
• Masons Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
• Trents Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Cotton Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Trenton Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Guinea Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea 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 Tobaccoville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tobaccoville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tobaccoville ...

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

Adding Tobaccoville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tobaccoville post office opened in 1887.

We also found Tobaccoville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tobaccoville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tobaccoville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Powhatan County: www.co.powhatan.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/