Welcome to Eona ...

Eona is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Eona is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Eona is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Eona: 276

Communities near Eona ...

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

• Mount Airy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <3>
• Galax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <3>
• Hillsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <3>
• Fries
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <3>
• Fancy Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fancy Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fancy Gap <3>
• Pipers Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
• Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Star is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Drenn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Drenn is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Shorts Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eona ...

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

Adding Eona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eona 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 Eona was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eona.