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Welcome to Naptha ...

Naptha is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naptha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Naptha is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Naptha ...

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

  • Emporia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • La Crosse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McKenney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodnax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alberta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Edgerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naptha ...

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

Adding Naptha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Naptha post office opened in 1901. The Naptha post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naptha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naptha - 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/