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Welcome to French ...

French is located in Giles County<1>.

French is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for French: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named French ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named French - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near French ...

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

  • Radford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluefield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pulaski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pearisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Narrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Rich Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French ...

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

Footnotes ...

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