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Welcome to Naples ...

So far, we found very little information about Naples. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Naples to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Naples, please Contact Us.


Naples would have been located within present day Highland County<2>.


The location of Naples has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Naples, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Naples is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Naples is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Naples was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Naples still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Naples ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Naples - they are located in California (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Naples ...

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

  • Durbin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
  • Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
  • Arbovale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Bank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
    • Bolar is located in Bath County
  • McDowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Possum Trot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
    • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
  • Cass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Frost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Sitlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
    • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)

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

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

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

Adding Naples to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naples 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 Naples was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Naples post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naples.

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Naples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naples - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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