Welcome to Ransons ...

Ransons is located in Buckingham County<1>.

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

Ransons is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ransons: 434

Communities near Ransons ...

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

• Scottsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
• Dillwyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <3>
• Glenmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
• Centenary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
• Axtell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
• Buckingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckingham is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <3>
• Mount Vinco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
• Alcoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
• Gold Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gravel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ransons ...

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

Adding Ransons to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ransons 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 Ransons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ransons post office opened in 1895. The Ransons post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransons.