Welcome to Naff ...

Naff is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naff, 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.

Naff is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Naff lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Naff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Naff - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Naff ...

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

• Roanoke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Vinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Boones Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <4>
• Bent Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
  • Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>
• Cave Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
• Algoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Algoma is located in Franklin County
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
• Gogginsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gogginsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
  • Gogginsville 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 Naff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naff.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naff ...

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

Adding Naff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

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