Welcome to Fancy Grove ...
So far, we found very little information about Fancy Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fancy Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fancy Grove, please Contact Us.
Fancy Grove would have been located within present day Bedford County<2>.
The location of Fancy Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fancy Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Fancy Grove: Fancy Grv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fancy Grove is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fancy Grove was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Fancy Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fancy Grove.
- Radford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
- Altavista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
- Altavista is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <5>
- Hurt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
- Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
- Davis Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Moneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Moneta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moneta <5>
- Joppa Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
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 Fancy Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fancy Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fancy Grove. 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 Fancy Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fancy Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Fancy Grove.
Adding Fancy Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fancy Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fancy Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fancy Grove post office opened in 1850.
We also found Fancy Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fancy Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fancy Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fancy Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |