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Welcome to Nahor ...

Nahor is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nahor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Nahor is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nahor: 434

Communities near Nahor ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Antioch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Keswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shadwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
  • Simeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nahor ...

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

Adding Nahor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nahor 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 Nahor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nahor post office opened in 1894. The Nahor post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nahor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nahor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/