Welcome to Captain ...
Captain is located in Craig County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Captain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Captain is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Captain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Captain: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Captain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Captain.
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Christiansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Radford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
- Pearisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Narrows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peterstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huffman
- From Captain to Huffman
- Kire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Kire is located in Giles 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 Captain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Captain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Captain. 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 Captain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Captain. See our Newspapers Page for Captain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Captain ...
Looking for more information about Captain? 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 Captain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Captain.
Adding Captain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Captain 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 Captain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Captain post office opened in 1888.
We also found Captain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Captain.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Craig, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Captain - 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 Captain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Captain 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |