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Welcome to Attoway ...

Attoway is located in Smyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Attoway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Attoway is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Attoway is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Attoway: 276

Communities near Attoway ...

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

  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saltville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chilhowie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rural Retreat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glade Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Trout Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Atkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Adwolf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
  • Seven Mile Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attoway ...

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

Adding Attoway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Attoway 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 Attoway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Attoway post office opened in 1897. The Attoway post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Attoway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attoway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/