Welcome to Thessalia ...

Thessalia is located in Giles County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Thessalia, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thessalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Thessalia is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Thessalia: (540)

Communities near Thessalia ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• Radford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
• Pulaski
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
• Princeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Pearisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Dublin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Narrows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Pembroke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Rich Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thessalia ...

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

Adding Thessalia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thessalia 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 Thessalia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thessalia post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thessalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

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