Welcome to Bangs ...
So far, we found very little information about Bangs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bangs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bangs, please Contact Us.
Bangs would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bangs is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bangs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bangs was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Bangs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bangs - they are located in Ohio and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bangs.
Websites for Bangs ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycc.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bangs, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bangs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bangs.
- Blacksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Riner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
- Riner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riner <5>
- McBryde Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Pilot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Pilot is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot <5>
- Prices Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery 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 Bangs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bangs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bangs. 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 Bangs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bangs. See our Newspapers Page for Bangs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/
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 Bangs, 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 Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bangs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bangs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bangs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |