Welcome to Perrowville ...

Perrowville is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perrowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Perrowville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Perrowville ...

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

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

Communities near Perrowville ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Bedford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Buchanan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
• Glasgow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <3>
• Goode
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
  • Goode is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goode <3>
• Boonsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Coleman Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Lowry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Lowry is located in Bedford County
• Waugh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Waugh is located in Bedford 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 Perrowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perrowville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perrowville ...

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

Adding Perrowville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Perrowville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Perrowville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perrowville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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