Welcome to Pepper ...

Pepper is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pepper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pepper is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pepper is within the (540) area code.

Websites for Pepper ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pepper, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pepper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pepper - they are located in Delaware and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pepper ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• New Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • New Town is located in Radford City
• Parrott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
• Prices Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 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 Pepper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pepper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pepper ...

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

Adding Pepper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pepper 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 Pepper was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pepper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

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