Welcome to Welcome ...

Welcome is located in King George County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welcome, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Welcome is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Welcome lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Welcome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Welcome - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welcome ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Bowling Green
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Montross
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Port Royal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Alden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in King George County
• Arnolds Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
  • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
• Ninde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
  • Ninde is located in King George County
• Samuels Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline 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 Welcome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welcome.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome ...

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

Adding Welcome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Welcome post office opened in 1892.

We also found Welcome on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welcome.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King George County: www.king-george.va.us/

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