Welcome to Pizarro ...

Pizarro is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pizarro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

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

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

Pizarro is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Pizarro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pizarro - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Pizarro ...

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

• Christiansburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Rocky Mount
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Floyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Boones Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <3>
• Poff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
  • Poff is located in Floyd County
• Simpsons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
  • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
• Terrys Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
  • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
• Sowers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Sowers is located in Floyd County
• Algoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Algoma is located in Franklin County
• Woolwine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine
  • Woolwine is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwine <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 Pizarro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pizarro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pizarro ...

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

Adding Pizarro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pizarro 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 Pizarro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pizarro post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pizarro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

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