Welcome to Viewtown ...
Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Viewtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Viewtown: 540 & 826<3>
The ZIP code for Viewtown: 22746<4>
Communities near Viewtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Viewtown.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Culpeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
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 (so far) for Viewtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Viewtown post office opened in 1890.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Viewtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rappahannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Viewtown - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Viewtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Viewtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Viewtown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Viewtown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |