Welcome to Water View ...

Water View is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Water View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Water View: Water Vw.

Water View is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Water View: (804)

Communities Also Named Water View ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Water View.

Communities near Water View ...

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

• West Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Tappahannock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Kilmarnock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Remlik
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlik
  • Remlik is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remlik <4>
• Griffins Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
• Ottoman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Ottoman is located in Lancaster 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 Water View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Water View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Water View ...

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

Adding Water View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Water View post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Water View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/

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