Welcome to Lithia ...

Lithia is located in Botetourt County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lithia, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lithia: (540)

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.

• Roanoke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buchanan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Troutville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Fincastle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Springwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
  • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
• Villamont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
  • Villamont is located in Bedford 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/

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