Welcome to Rabat ...
Rabat is located in Halifax County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rabat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Rabat is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rabat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rabat: 434
Websites for Rabat ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rabat, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Rabat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rabat.
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookneal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charlotte Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Drakes Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Clover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
- Loftis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loftis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loftis
- From Rabat to Loftis
- Aspenwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Rabat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rabat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rabat. 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 Rabat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabat. See our Newspapers Page for Rabat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rabat ...
Looking for more information about Rabat? 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 Rabat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rabat.
Adding Rabat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rabat 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 Rabat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rabat post office opened in 1882.
We also found Rabat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rabat.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rabat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |