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Welcome to Waddeys ...

Waddeys is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waddeys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Waddeys is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Waddeys: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Waddeys ...

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

  • Kilmarnock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Urbanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • White Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blackwells
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Fleeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Lynhams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
  • Reedville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
  • Merry Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waddeys ...

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

Adding Waddeys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waddeys in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Waddeys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waddeys post office opened in 1916. The Waddeys post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waddeys.

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 Waddeys - 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 Waddeys area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Waddeys 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/