Welcome to Totuskey ...
Totuskey is located in Richmond County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Totuskey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Totuskey is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Totuskey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Totuskey: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Totuskey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Totuskey.
- Tappahannock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Morrisons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Rainswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Downings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Griffiths Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
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 Totuskey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Totuskey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Totuskey. 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 Totuskey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Totuskey. See our Newspapers Page for Totuskey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Totuskey ...
Looking for more information about Totuskey? 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 Totuskey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Totuskey.
Adding Totuskey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Totuskey 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 Totuskey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Totuskey post office opened in 1907. The Totuskey post office closed in 1942.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Totuskey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Totuskey - 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 Totuskey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Totuskey 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/ |