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Welcome to Amelia ...

Amelia is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amelia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Amelia is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Amelia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Amelia: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Amelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Amelia - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Amelia ...

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

  • Galax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
  • Fries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trout Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Piney Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bridle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
    • Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bridle Creek
    • From Amelia to Bridle Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amelia ...

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

Adding Amelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amelia 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 Amelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Amelia post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amelia.

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amelia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Amelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Amelia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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