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Welcome to Page ...

Page is located in Buchanan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Page, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Page is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Page is located in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Page ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Page: This one is located in Buchanan County and the other is located in Caroline County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 25 communities that are also named Page - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Page ...

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

  • Richlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Honaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
  • Grundy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • War
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Haysi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
  • Bradshaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
    • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <4>
  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Russell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Russell 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 Page. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Page.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Page ...

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

Adding Page to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Page 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 Page was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Page post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Page - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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