Welcome to Paint Bank ...
Paint Bank is located in Craig County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint Bank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Paint Bank is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paint Bank lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Paint Bank: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Paint Bank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paint Bank.
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
- White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
- Ronceverte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
- Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Simmonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Simmonsville is located in Craig 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 Paint Bank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Bank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paint Bank. 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 Paint Bank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Bank. See our Newspapers Page for Paint Bank.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Bank ...
Looking for more information about Paint Bank? 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 Paint Bank, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paint Bank.
Adding Paint Bank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paint Bank 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 Paint Bank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Paint Bank post office opened in 1875.
We also found Paint Bank in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Bank.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paint Bank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/
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 Craig, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paint Bank - 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 Paint Bank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Paint Bank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |