Welcome to Viewtown ...

Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viewtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Viewtown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Viewtown is within the (540) area code.

Communities near Viewtown ...

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

• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Culpeper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Warrenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Remington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Eggbornsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
• Jeffersonton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
  • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
• Scrabble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
  • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
• Woodville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
• Griffinsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper 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 Viewtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Viewtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viewtown ...

Looking for more information about Viewtown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Viewtown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Viewtown.

Adding Viewtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Viewtown post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viewtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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