Welcome to Weyanoke ...

Weyanoke is located in Charles City County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weyanoke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Weyanoke is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Weyanoke: (804)

Communities Also Named Weyanoke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Weyanoke: This one is located in Charles City County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Weyanoke - they are located in Louisiana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Weyanoke ...

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

• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Hopewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Williamsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Claremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Dendron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Surry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Burrowsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
• Garysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Garysville is located in Prince George 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 Weyanoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weyanoke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weyanoke ...

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

Adding Weyanoke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Weyanoke post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weyanoke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/

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