Welcome to Rustburg ...

Rustburg is located in Campbell County<1> and is the County Seat for Campbell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rustburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rustburg is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rustburg: 434

The ZIP code for Rustburg: 24588<3>

Communities near Rustburg ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynchburg
  • From Rustburg to Lynchburg
• Altavista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <4>
• Appomattox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appomattox
  • From Rustburg to Appomattox
• Hurt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Brookneal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brookneal
  • From Rustburg to Brookneal
• Mount Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Zion
  • From Rustburg to Mount Zion
• Lawyers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawyers
  • From Rustburg to Lawyers
• Concord
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Concord
  • From Rustburg to Concord
• Gladys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
  • Gladys is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladys <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladys
  • From Rustburg to Gladys
• Mount Athos ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
  • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rustburg. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rustburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rustburg ...

Looking for more information about Rustburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rustburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rustburg.

Adding Rustburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rustburg 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 Rustburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rustburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/