Welcome to Aspen ...

Aspen is located in Charlotte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aspen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

When the people of Aspen refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Aspenite<3>

Aspen is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Aspen: (434)

Communities Also Named Aspen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Aspen - they are located in Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Aspen ...

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

• Halifax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <5>
• Brookneal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <5>
• Keysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <5>
• Charlotte Court House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <5>
• Drakes Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <5>
• Pamplin City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <5>
• Phenix
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Clover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <5>
• Scottsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <5>
• Rough Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
  • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte 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 Aspen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aspen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aspen ...

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

Adding Aspen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aspen 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 Aspen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aspen post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aspen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlotte County: www.co.charlotte.va.us/

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