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Welcome to Linkous Ferry ...

Linkous Ferry is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Linkous Ferry is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Linkous Ferry: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Linkous Ferry ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Radford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dublin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Draper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wurno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
  • Snowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Hilton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linkous Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linkous Ferry - 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 Linkous Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Linkous Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.