Welcome to Lignum ...

Lignum is located in Culpeper County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Lignum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Lignum is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lignum: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Lignum: 22726<4>

Websites for Lignum ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.culpepervachamber.com/

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

Communities near Lignum ...

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

Culpeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <5>
Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
Remington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Remington is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <5>
Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellys Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
Elkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <5>
True Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- True Blue is located in Orange County
Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
Wilderness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lignum ...

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

Adding Lignum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lignum 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 for Lignum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lignum post office opened in 1877.

We also found Lignum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lignum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lignum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Culpeper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lignum - 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 Lignum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lignum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lignum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lignum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/