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Welcome to Gloucester ...Gloucester is located in Gloucester County<1> and is the County Seat for Gloucester County. The location of Gloucester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Gloucester: GLOSS-ter<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gloucester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803. Gloucester is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Gloucester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Gloucester: (804) Communities Also Named Gloucester ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gloucester - they are located in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Ontario. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gloucester. Communities near Gloucester ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gloucester.
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 Gloucester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gloucester. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gloucester. 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 Gloucester. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gloucester. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gloucester. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloucester ...Looking for more information about Gloucester? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Gloucester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gloucester. Adding Gloucester to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gloucester 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 Gloucester was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). We also found Gloucester in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloucester. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gloucester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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