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Welcome to Snidow Heights ...

Snidow Heights is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Snidow Heights: Snidow Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Snidow Heights is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Snidow Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Snidow Heights ...

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

  • Christiansburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Radford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennetts Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Ellett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Prices Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Houchins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snidow Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snidow Heights - 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 Snidow Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Snidow Heights 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.