Welcome to Naola ...

Naola is located in Amherst County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Naola is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Naola is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Naola ...

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

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

Communities near Naola ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Buena Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Abert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
• Boonsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Allwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
  • Allwood is located in Amherst 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 Naola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naola ...

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

Adding Naola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naola 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 Naola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Naola post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

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