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Welcome to Claudville ...

Claudville is located in Patrick County<1>.

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

Claudville is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Claudville: 276

The ZIP code for Claudville: 24076<3>

Communities near Claudville ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stuart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Danbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Herman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Ararat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peters Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Aarons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
  • Westfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claudville ...

Looking for more information about Claudville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Claudville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Claudville.

Adding Claudville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claudville post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claudville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claudville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Claudville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Claudville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/