Welcome to Pullens ...

Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pullens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pullens is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pullens is located in the (434) area code.

Communities near Pullens ...

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

• Radford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Altavista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <4>
• Chatham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Hurt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Gretna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Museville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
• Whittles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Laprades Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
  • Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
• Penhook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhook
  • Penhook is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penhook <4>
• Weal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
  • Weal is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pullens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pullens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pullens ...

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

Adding Pullens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pullens 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 Pullens was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pullens on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pullens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

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