Welcome to Philpott ...
Philpott is located in Henry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Philpott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Philpott is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Philpott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Philpott: 276
Communities near Philpott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Philpott.
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
- Rocky Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <3>
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Patrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
- Floyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Prilliman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
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 Philpott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Philpott.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Philpott. 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 Philpott.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Philpott. See our Newspapers Page for Philpott.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philpott ...
Looking for more information about Philpott? 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 Philpott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Philpott.
Adding Philpott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Philpott 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 Philpott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Philpott post office opened in 1900.
We also found Philpott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Philpott.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Philpott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.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 Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Philpott - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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/ |