Welcome to Tunstall ...

Tunstall is located in New Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunstall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tunstall is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tunstall is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Tunstall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tunstall - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Tunstall ...

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

• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• West Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Westwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Westwood is located in Hanover County
• Manquin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
  • Manquin is located in King William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <4>
• New Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kent
  • New Kent is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kent <4>
• Rumford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in King William County
• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Henrico County
• Currituck Farms
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currituck Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
  • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
• Green Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
• Roxbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Roxbury is located in Charles City 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 Tunstall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunstall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunstall ...

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

Adding Tunstall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunstall 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 Tunstall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tunstall on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunstall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.va.us/

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