Welcome to Poplar Flats ...

Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of Poplar Flats has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Flats: Poplar Flts.

Poplar Flats is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Poplar Flats: (434)

Communities near Poplar Flats ...

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

• Amherst
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Massies Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
  • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
• Shipman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
• Old Myndus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
• Lowesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
• New Glasgow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
• Adial
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Adial is located in Nelson County
• Buffalo Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
• Nellysford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellysford
  • Nellysford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nellysford <4>
• Rockfish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
  • Rockfish is located in Nelson 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 Poplar Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Flats.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Flats ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Flats. 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/