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Welcome to Radium ...

Radium is located in Greensville County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Radium, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Radium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Radium is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Radium: (434)

Communities Also Named Radium ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Radium - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Radium ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Emporia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
  • Lawrenceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
    • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
  • Jarratt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaboard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
  • McKenney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Alberta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Stony Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radium ...

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

Adding Radium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Radium 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 Radium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Radium post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radium.

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

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

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 Greensville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Radium - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/









 

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