Welcome to Dahlia ...

Dahlia is located in Greensville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dahlia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Dahlia is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dahlia is within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Dahlia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dahlia - they are located in New Mexico, New York, Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Dahlia ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Emporia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• Weldon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
• Gaston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Garysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Conway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Jarratt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• Seaboard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• Boykins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <4>
• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dahlia ...

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

Adding Dahlia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dahlia post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dahlia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

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