Welcome to Vir-Mar Beach ...
Vir-Mar Beach is located in Northumberland County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Vir-Mar Beach: Vir Mar Bch.
Vir-Mar Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Vir-Mar Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vir-Mar Beach: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Vir-Mar Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vir-Mar Beach.
- Kilmarnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tangier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackwells
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Reedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fleeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Coan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bundick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
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 Vir-Mar Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vir-Mar Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vir-Mar Beach. 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 Vir-Mar Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vir-Mar Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Vir-Mar Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vir-Mar Beach ...
Looking for more information about Vir-Mar Beach? 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 Vir-Mar Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vir-Mar Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vir-Mar Beach - 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 Vir-Mar Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Vir-Mar Beach 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. |