Welcome to Austinville ...

Austinville is located in Wythe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Austinville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1797.

Austinville is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Austinville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Austinville: 276

The ZIP code for Austinville: 24312<3>

Communities Also Named Austinville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Austinville - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Austinville ...

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

• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pulaski
  • From Austinville to Pulaski
• Wytheville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wytheville
  • From Austinville to Wytheville
• Galax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galax
  • From Austinville to Galax
• Hillsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsville
  • From Austinville to Hillsville
• Fries
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fries
  • From Austinville to Fries
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
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  • From Austinville to Oak Grove
• Siloam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Siloam is located in Wythe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Siloam
  • From Austinville to Siloam
• Fort Chiswell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Chiswell
  • From Austinville to Fort Chiswell
• Locust Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Locust Hill
  • From Austinville to Locust Hill
• Max Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Max Meadows
  • From Austinville to Max Meadows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austinville ...

Looking for more information about Austinville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Austinville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Austinville.

Adding Austinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Austinville 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 Austinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Austinville post office opened in 1797.

We also found Austinville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Austinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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