Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is located in Patrick County<1>.

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

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

Palmetto is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Palmetto: (276)

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

• Mayodan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <4>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Walnut Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
  • Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <4>
• Pilot Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <4>
• Stuart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Stoneville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <4>
• Ridgeway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Danbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Aarons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
  • Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
• Lawsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

Adding Palmetto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

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