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Welcome to Callaghan ...

Callaghan is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Callaghan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Callaghan is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Callaghan: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Callaghan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Callaghan - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Callaghan ...

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

  • Covington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clifton Forge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Iron Gate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Falling Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Wild Meadow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
  • Low Moor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rich Patch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Neola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Callaghan ...

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

Adding Callaghan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Callaghan 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 Callaghan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Callaghan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Callaghan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Callaghan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Callaghan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.