Welcome to Townsville ...Townsville is primarily located in Granville County<1>. A portion of Townsville extends into Vance County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Townsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Townsville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Townsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Townsville: 252 The ZIP code for Townsville: 27584<3> Communities Also Named Townsville ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Townsville - it's located in Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Townsville. Communities near Townsville ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Townsville.
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 Townsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townsville. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Townsville. 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 Townsville. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Townsville. See our Newspapers Page for Townsville. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Townsville ...Looking for more information about Townsville? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Townsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Townsville. Adding Townsville to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Townsville 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 Townsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Townsville. Footnotes ...
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