Do you know of Sontag ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sontag. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sontag.<1>

Our sources for Sontag (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sontag other than they indicate that Sontag would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1854 and closed  in 1951.

Communities Also Named Sontag ...

We found one communities that share the name Sontag.

Within Virginia, the name Sontag is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sontag in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sontag [Lawrence County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sontag ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sontag:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sontag - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.