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Welcome to Devotion ...

Devotion is located in Surry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devotion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Devotion is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Devotion: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Devotion ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devotion ...

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

Adding Devotion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devotion 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 (so far) for Devotion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Devotion post office opened in 1888. The Devotion post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devotion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Devotion - 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 Devotion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Devotion 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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