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Welcome to Round Bottom ...

Round Bottom is located in Bland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Round Bottom is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Round Bottom: 276

Communities Also Named Round Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Round Bottom - they are located in Ohio and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Round Bottom ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Bottom ...

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

Adding Round Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round Bottom 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 Round Bottom was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Round Bottom in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Bottom - 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>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.