Welcome to Coonsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Coonsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coonsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coonsville, please Contact Us.
Coonsville would have been located within present day Bedford County<2>.
The location of Coonsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coonsville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Coonsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Coonsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coonsville.
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <5>
- Troutville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <5>
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <5>
- Boones Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <5>
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Montvale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montvale <5>
- Joppa Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
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 Coonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coonsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coonsville. 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 Coonsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coonsville. See our Newspapers Page for Coonsville.
Adding Coonsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coonsville 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 for Coonsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Coonsville post office opened in 1875.
We also found Coonsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coonsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Coonsville, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |