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Welcome to Byllesby ...

Byllesby is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byllesby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Byllesby is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Byllesby: 276

Communities near Byllesby ...

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

  • Wytheville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Galax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hillsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fries
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Austinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ivanhoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shorts Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shorts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Woodlawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Siloam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Wythe 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 Byllesby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byllesby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byllesby ...

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

Adding Byllesby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byllesby post office opened in 1912.

We also found Byllesby in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byllesby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byllesby - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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