Welcome to Callaway ...

Callaway is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Callaway, 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.

Callaway is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Callaway: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Callaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Callaway - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Callaway ...

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

Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <4>
Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
Barfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
Ferrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrum
- Ferrum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrum <4>
Gogginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gogginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
Simpsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
Bent Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
- Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Callaway ...

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

Adding Callaway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Callaway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Callaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Callaway - 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 Callaway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Callaway 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.
<5>	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.