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Welcome to Christie ...

Christie is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Christie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Christie is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Christie: 434

Communities Also Named Christie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Christie - they are located in California, Kansas, Manitoba, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Christie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Christie, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Christie ...

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

  • Roxboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <3>
  • South Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Halifax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stovall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Virgilina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wilbourns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
  • Cluster Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christie ...

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

Adding Christie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Christie post office opened in 1893. The Christie post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Christie.

Footnotes ...

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