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Welcome to Poplar Hill ...

Poplar Hill is located in Giles County<1>.

Poplar Hill is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Poplar Hill: (540)

Communities Also Named Poplar Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Poplar Hill: This one is located in Giles County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 15 communities that are also named Poplar Hill - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), South Carolina (2) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Poplar Hill ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
    • Blacksburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Poplar Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Blacksburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg<5>
  • Christiansburg
  • Radford
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    • Radford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Poplar Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Radford
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford<5>
  • Pulaski
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Poplar Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pulaski
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski<5>
  • Pearisburg
  • Dublin
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Poplar Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dublin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin<5>
  • Narrows
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Poplar Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Narrows
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows<5>
  • Pembroke
  • Rich Creek
  • Peterstown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Hill ...

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

Adding Poplar Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar Hill 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 that we've found for Poplar Hill was the Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Poplar Hill in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Poplar Hill.

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

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 Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Hill) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Poplar Hill. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Poplar HillOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poplar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2176, Longitude: -80.7389    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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