Welcome to Lafayette ...

Lafayette is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lafayette, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Lafayette refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lafayettean<3>

Lafayette is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Lafayette: (540)

Websites for Lafayette ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lafayette, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lafayette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Lafayette: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 38 communities that are also named Lafayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lafayette ...

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

• Roanoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Blacksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Salem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Christiansburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <5>
• Vinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Boones Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <5>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Wabun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
• Shawsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
  • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <5>
• Bennetts Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery 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 Lafayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lafayette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lafayette ...

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

Adding Lafayette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lafayette 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 Lafayette was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lafayette on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lafayette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

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