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Welcome to Petunia ...

Petunia is located in Wythe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petunia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Petunia is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Petunia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Petunia: 276

Communities near Petunia ...

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

  • Rural Retreat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kent is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Rowe Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
  • Siloam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Siloam is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Fort Chiswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Max Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Speedwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Bland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Petunia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petunia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petunia ...

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

Adding Petunia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petunia 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 (so far) for Petunia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Petunia post office opened in 1890. The Petunia post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petunia.

Footnotes ...

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

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