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Welcome to Caskie ...

Caskie is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caskie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Caskie is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Caskie: 434

Communities near Caskie ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Appomattox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Beckham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
  • Buffalo Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Walkers Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
  • Norwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Arrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Glasgow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caskie ...

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

Adding Caskie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caskie 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 Caskie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Caskie post office opened in 1892. The Caskie post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caskie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caskie - 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>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/