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Welcome to Alleghany Springs ...

Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alleghany Springs, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Alleghany Springs: Alleghany Spgs. (or less commonly used: Alleghany Spngs. or Alleghany Sprngs.)

Alleghany Springs is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alleghany Springs: 540 & 826<3>

Websites for Alleghany Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Alleghany Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Alleghany Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alleghany Springs ...

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

Adding Alleghany Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alleghany Springs 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 Alleghany Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Alleghany Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alleghany Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alleghany Springs - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Alleghany Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Alleghany Springs 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.