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Welcome to Lacey Spring ...

Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County<1>.



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

A typical abbreviation for Lacey Spring: Lacey Spg. (or less commonly used: Lacey Spng. or Lacey Sprng.)

Lacey Spring is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Lacey Spring: (540)

Communities near Lacey Spring ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgewater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Luray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Broadway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Grottoes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Timberville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shenandoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lacey Spring ...

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

Adding Lacey Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Lacey Spring in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacey Spring.

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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 Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lacey Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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