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Welcome to Sago ...

Sago is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Area Codes for Sago: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Sago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Sago: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Pittsylvania County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Sago - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sago ...

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

  • Radford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Martinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Mount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Gretna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
  • Penhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Swansonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
  • Union Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leatherwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leatherwood is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sago ...

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

Adding Sago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sago 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 Sago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sago post office opened in 1878. The Sago post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sago - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Sago area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sago area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/