Welcome to Light ...
So far, we found very little information about Light. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Light to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Light, please Contact Us.
Light would have been located within present day Frederick County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Light, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Light is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Light was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Light was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Light ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Light - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Light.
Communities near Light ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Light.
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
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 Light. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Light.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Light. 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 Light.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Light. See our Newspapers Page for Light.
Adding Light to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Light 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 (so far) for Light was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Light post office opened in 1905. The Light post office closed in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Light.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Light - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Light area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Light area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |