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Welcome to Daggers Springs ...

Daggers Springs is located in Botetourt County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Daggers Springs: Daggers Spgs. (or less commonly used: Daggers Spngs. or Daggers Sprngs.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Daggers Springs for more information about variations on the name of Daggers Springs.

Daggers Springs is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Daggers Springs: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Daggers Springs ...

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

  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifton Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Iron Gate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Fincastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Haden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Haden is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
  • Glen Wilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daggers Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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