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So far, we found very little information about Arsenic Mine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Arsenic Mine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arsenic Mine, please Contact Us.


Arsenic Mine would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.


The location of Arsenic Mine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Arsenic Mine is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Arsenic Mine is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Arsenic Mine was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Arsenic Mine still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.

Communities near Arsenic Mine ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
    • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Christiansburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Radford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
  • Floyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
  • Shawsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
    • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <5>

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

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

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arsenic Mine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arsenic Mine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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