Welcome to New River ...

New River is located in Pulaski County<1>.

The location of New River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

New River is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New River lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named New River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named New River - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Florida (2), Louisiana, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near New River ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Christiansburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Pulaski
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Pearisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
• Dublin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Narrows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
• Pembroke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Parrott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
• Childress
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Childress is located in Montgomery County
• Prices Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery 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 New River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New River ...

Looking for more information about New River? 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 New River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New River.

Adding New River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New River 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 New River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New River in the book titled .<5> From that list, the New River post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/

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