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Welcome to South River ...

South River is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for South River: S. River

South River is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South River: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named South River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named South River - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2) and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South River.

Communities near South River ...

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

  • Lexington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Forge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Zollman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
  • Kerrs Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alto is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fancy Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South River ...

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

Adding South River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South River 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 (so far) for South River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South River post office opened in 1877. The South River post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South River - 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 South River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the South River 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/