RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Lunenburg County >> RubermontIndex...

Welcome to Rubermont ...

Rubermont is located in Lunenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rubermont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Rubermont is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rubermont: 434

Communities near Rubermont ...

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

  • Farmville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Crewe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
  • Victoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kenbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burkeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nutbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
  • Winnie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Green Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rubermont ...

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

Adding Rubermont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rubermont post office opened in 1877. The Rubermont post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rubermont.

Footnotes ...

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