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Welcome to Bachelors Hall ...

Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bachelors Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bachelors Hall is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bachelors Hall is located in the (434) area code.

Communities near Bachelors Hall ...

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

  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wentworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Yanceyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Ridgeway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Whitetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
    • Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Pelham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bachelors Hall ...

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

Adding Bachelors Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bachelors Hall 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 Bachelors Hall was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bachelors Hall.

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

The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bachelors Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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