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Welcome to Boxwood ...Boxwood is located in Henry County<1>. The location of Boxwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Boxwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Boxwood is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Boxwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Boxwood: (276) Communities Also Named Boxwood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Boxwood: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Floyd County. Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Boxwood - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boxwood. Communities near Boxwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boxwood.
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 Boxwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boxwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boxwood. 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 Boxwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boxwood. See our Newspapers Page for Boxwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boxwood ...Looking for more information about Boxwood? 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 Boxwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boxwood. Adding Boxwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Boxwood 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 Boxwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Boxwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Boxwood. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boxwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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