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Welcome to Skyland ...Skyland is located in Page County<1>. The location of Skyland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Skyland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. Skyland is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Skyland is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Skyland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Skyland is within the boundaries of the (540) area code. Communities Also Named Skyland ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Skyland - they are located in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Skyland. Communities near Skyland ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skyland.
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 Skyland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skyland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skyland. 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 Skyland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skyland. See our Newspapers Page for Skyland. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skyland ...Looking for more information about Skyland? 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 Skyland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skyland. Adding Skyland to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Skyland 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 Skyland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Skyland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Skyland. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skyland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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