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Welcome to Radiant ...

Radiant is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radiant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Radiant is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Radiant: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Radiant: 22732<4>

Communities Also Named Radiant ...

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

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

Communities near Radiant ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radiant ...

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

Adding Radiant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Radiant 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 (so far) for Radiant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Radiant post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radiant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Radiant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Radiant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Radiant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Radiant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Radiant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/