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Welcome to Cismont ...

Cismont is located in Albemarle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cismont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Cismont is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cismont: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Cismont ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rosena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
  • Eastham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Shadwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cismont ...

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

Adding Cismont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cismont post office opened in 1894. The Cismont post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cismont.

Footnotes ...

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