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Welcome to Natal ...

Natal is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Natal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Natal is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Natal: 434

Communities Also Named Natal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Natal - they are located in British Columbia and Oregon.

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

Communities near Natal ...

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

  • Altavista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chatham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Hurt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Gretna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Brookneal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Chalk Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Renan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
  • Markham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Sonans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
  • Riceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natal ...

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

Adding Natal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Natal post office opened in 1900. The Natal post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Natal.

Footnotes ...

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