Welcome to Patna ...

Patna is located in Highland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Patna is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Patna is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Patna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Patna - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Patna ...

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

• Craigsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Monterey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Deerfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
• Burnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Bath County
• McDowell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • McDowell is located in Highland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <4>
• Bolar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Bolar is located in Bath County
• Marble Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
• Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
• Yost
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Yost is located in Bath 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 Patna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patna.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patna ...

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

Adding Patna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patna post office opened in 1904.

We also found Patna on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

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