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Welcome to Dahlia ...

Dahlia is located in Greensville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dahlia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Dahlia is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dahlia: 434

Communities Also Named Dahlia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dahlia - they are located in New Mexico, New York, Ontario and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dahlia.

Communities near Dahlia ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Emporia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Weldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
  • Gaston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Garysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <3>
  • Conway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
  • Jarratt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Seaboard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
  • Boykins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dahlia ...

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

Adding Dahlia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dahlia 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 Dahlia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dahlia post office opened in 1897. The Dahlia post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dahlia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greensville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dahlia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/