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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)
  • Galax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fries
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fancy Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pipers Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
    • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Carroll County
  • Drenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
    • Drenn is located in Carroll County
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Shorts Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shorts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll 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 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 for Eona was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eona - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.