Welcome to Snowden ...

Snowden is located in Amherst County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snowden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Snowden is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Snowden: (434)

Communities Also Named Snowden ...

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

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Snowden - they are located in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Snowden ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (18 miles [29 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 south)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Buchanan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (3 miles [4.8 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>
• Buffalo Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
• Fancy Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
• Coleman Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford 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 Snowden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snowden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowden ...

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

Adding Snowden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snowden post office opened in 1884.

We also found Snowden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snowden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snowden. 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/