Welcome to Maggie ...

Maggie is located in Craig County<1>.

The location of Maggie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maggie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Maggie is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Maggie lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Maggie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Maggie - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Maggie ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Pembroke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Captain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Captain is located in Craig County
• Huffman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
  • Huffman is located in Craig County
• Mountain Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Giles County
• Bennetts Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
• Mount Tabor Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
  • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery 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 Maggie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maggie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maggie ...

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

Adding Maggie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maggie post office opened in 1892.

We also found Maggie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maggie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

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