Welcome to Netta ...
So far, we found very little information about Netta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Netta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Netta, please Contact Us.
Netta would have been located within present day Brunswick County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Netta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Netta is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Netta was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Netta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Netta.
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <5>
- Kenbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
- Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <5>
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
- Brodnax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Brodnax is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <5>
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ezell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Hagood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lochleven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
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 Netta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Netta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Netta. 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 Netta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Netta. See our Newspapers Page for Netta.
Adding Netta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Netta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Netta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Netta post office opened in 1898.
We also found Netta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Netta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Netta, 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 Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Netta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |