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Welcome to Naff ...

Naff is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Naff is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Naff: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Naff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Naff - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Naff ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bent Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cave Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Algoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Algoma is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Gogginsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naff ...

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

Adding Naff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naff 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 (so far) for Naff was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naff - 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 Naff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Naff 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.