Welcome to Collierstown ...

Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collierstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Collierstown is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Collierstown: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Collierstown ...

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

Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Lexington City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
Clifton Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
Zollman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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Kerrs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
Longwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
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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 Collierstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collierstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collierstown ...

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

Adding Collierstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Collierstown post office opened in 1836. The Collierstown post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collierstown.

Footnotes ...

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