Welcome to Sassin ...
So far, we found very little information about Sassin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sassin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sassin, please Contact Us.
Sassin would have been located within present day Pulaski County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sassin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sassin is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sassin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sassin was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Sassin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sassin - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sassin.
Communities near Sassin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sassin.
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <6>
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <6>
- Pearisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <6>
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
- Narrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <6>
- Pembroke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <6>
- Rich Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <6>
- Peterstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <6>
- Oakvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Glen Lyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Sassin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sassin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sassin. 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 Sassin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sassin. See our Newspapers Page for Sassin.
Adding Sassin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sassin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sassin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sassin post office opened in 1883.
We also found Sassin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sassin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sassin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sassin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Sassin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sassin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |