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Welcome to Callison ...

Callison is located in Bath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Callison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Callison is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Callison: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Callison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Callison - they are located in Kansas and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Callison ...

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

  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clifton Forge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marlinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Gate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowardin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowardin is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
  • Mitchelltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Mountain Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Warm Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath Alum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath Alum is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Callison ...

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

Adding Callison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Callison post office opened in 1891. The Callison post office closed in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Callison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Callison - 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 Callison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Callison 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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