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Welcome to Lithia ...

Lithia is located in Botetourt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lithia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Lithia is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lithia: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Lithia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lithia - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Lithia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lithia ...

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

Adding Lithia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lithia 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 Lithia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lithia post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lithia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lithia - 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 Lithia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lithia 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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