Welcome to Vontay ...

Vontay is located in Hanover County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vontay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Vontay is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vontay: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Vontay ...

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

• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland
  • From Vontay to Ashland
• Mineral
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockville
  • From Vontay to Rockville
• Casco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Casco is located in Hanover County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casco
  • From Vontay to Casco
• Montpelier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montpelier
  • From Vontay to Montpelier
• Goodall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
  • Goodall is located in Hanover County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goodall
  • From Vontay to Goodall
• Willowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willowbrook
  • From Vontay to Willowbrook
• Hylas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
  • Hylas is located in Hanover County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hylas
  • From Vontay to Hylas
• Shelfar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelfar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
  • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shelfar
  • From Vontay to Shelfar
• Goochland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goochland
  • From Vontay to Goochland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vontay ...

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

Adding Vontay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vontay 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 Vontay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Vontay post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vontay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

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