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Welcome to Desha ...Desha is located in Essex County<1>. The location of Desha has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Desha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. Desha is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Desha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Desha lies within the (804) area code. Communities Also Named Desha ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Desha - they are located in Arkansas and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desha. Communities near Desha ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desha.
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 Desha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desha. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desha. 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 Desha. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desha. See our Newspapers Page for Desha. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desha ...Looking for more information about Desha? 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 Desha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desha. Adding Desha to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Desha 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 Desha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Desha on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Desha. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Desha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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