Welcome to Skeggs ...

Skeggs is located in Buchanan County<1>.

The location of Skeggs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skeggs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Skeggs is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Skeggs: 276

Communities near Skeggs ...

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

• Richlands
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Honaker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Cedar Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
• Grundy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
• Haysi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
• Clinchco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>
• Bradshaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <4>
• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Janey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
  • Janey is located in Buchanan 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 Skeggs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skeggs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skeggs ...

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

Adding Skeggs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Skeggs post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skeggs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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