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Welcome to Varina ...

Varina is located in Henrico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Varina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Varina is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Varina: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Varina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Varina - they are located in Iowa and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Varina ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Varina ...

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

Adding Varina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Varina post office opened in 1877. The Varina post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Varina.

Footnotes ...

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