Welcome to Laureldale ...

Laureldale is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laureldale, 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.

Laureldale is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laureldale: 276

Communities Also Named Laureldale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Laureldale - they are located in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Laureldale ...

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

• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Abingdon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Mountain City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
• Saltville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
• Chilhowie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <3>
• Trade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <3>
• Glade Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <3>
• Dowell ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
• Trout Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trout Dale is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Dale <3>
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <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 Laureldale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laureldale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laureldale ...

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

Adding Laureldale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laureldale.