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Welcome to Clevilas ...

So far, we found very little information about Clevilas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clevilas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clevilas, please Contact Us.


Clevilas would have been located within present day Bedford County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clevilas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clevilas is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Clevilas was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Clevilas ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Radford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Troutville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
  • Hales Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
  • Westlake Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner

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

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

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

Adding Clevilas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clevilas in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clevilas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clevilas post office opened in 1886. The Clevilas post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clevilas.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clevilas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clevilas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/