Welcome to Banister ...

Banister is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banister, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Banister is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Banister: 434

Communities near Banister ...

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

• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Martinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Grady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Weal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
• Worlds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
• Tightsqueeze
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
• Mount Cross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
• Ridgecrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banister ...

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

Adding Banister to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Banister post office opened in 1883. The Banister post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banister.