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Welcome to Natural Bridge Station ...

Natural Bridge Station is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Natural Bridge Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Natural Bridge Station: Natural Brg. Sta. (or less commonly used: Natural Brdg. Sta. or Natural Brdge. Sta.)

Natural Bridge Station is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Natural Bridge Station: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Natural Bridge Station: 24579<4>

Communities Also Named Natural Bridge Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Natural Bridge Station - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Natural Bridge Station.

Communities near Natural Bridge Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Natural Bridge Station.

  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasgow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Iron Gate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Longwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Buffalo Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natural Bridge Station ...

Looking for more information about Natural Bridge Station? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Natural Bridge Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Natural Bridge Station.

Adding Natural Bridge Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Natural Bridge Station post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Natural Bridge Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Natural Bridge Station - 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 Natural Bridge Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Natural Bridge Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Natural Bridge Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Natural Bridge Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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