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Welcome to Levy ...

Levy is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Levy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Levy is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Levy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Levy: This one is located in Loudoun County and the other is located in Spotsylvania County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Levy - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri (2), New Mexico, Quebec and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Levy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities near Levy ...

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

  • Leesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Manassas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Herndon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <3>
  • Fairfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Manassas Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
    • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <3>
  • Purcellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poolesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
    • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <3>
  • Haymarket
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
    • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <3>
  • Middleburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levy ...

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

Adding Levy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Levy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Levy post office opened in 1895.

We also found Levy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Levy - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/