Welcome to Piney River ...
Piney River is located in Nelson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piney River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.
A typical abbreviation for Piney River: Piney Riv.
Piney River is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Piney River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Piney River: 434
Communities near Piney River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piney River.
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Amherst County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
- Colleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Massies Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sandidges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tyro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyro <4>
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 Piney River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piney River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piney River. 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 Piney River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney River. See our Newspapers Page for Piney River.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney River ...
Looking for more information about Piney River? 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 Piney River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piney River.
Adding Piney River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piney River 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 Piney River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Piney River post office opened in 1931.
We also found Piney River in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piney River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
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 Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |