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)- 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>
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Boones Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
- Bent Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
- Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Algoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Gogginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gogginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin 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 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 for Naff was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Naff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Naff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |