Welcome to Angola ...

Angola is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Angola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Angola is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Angola: (804)

Communities Also Named Angola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Angola - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Angola ...

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

• Farmville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Crewe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
• Dillwyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Burkeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
• Guinea Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Paineville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia County
• Trents Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
• Curdsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angola ...

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

Adding Angola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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