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Welcome to Lennig ...

Lennig is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lennig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Lennig is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lennig: 434

Websites for Lennig ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lennig, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lennig ...

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

  • South Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Halifax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookneal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte Court House
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakes Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Phenix
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Clover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clays Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Rabat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rabat is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lennig ...

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

Adding Lennig to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lennig post office opened in 1890. The Lennig post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lennig.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lennig - 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/