Montpelier Station (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Locust Dale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Locust Dale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Locust Dale. 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 Locust Dale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Dale. See our Newspapers Page for Locust Dale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust Dale ...
Looking for more information about Locust Dale? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Locust Dale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Locust Dale.
Adding Locust Dale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Locust Dale 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 Locust Dale was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Locust Dale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Locust Dale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 Locust Dale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Locust Dale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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.