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Welcome to Straightstone ...

Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Straightstone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Straightstone is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Straightstone: 434

Communities near Straightstone ...

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

  • Altavista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Hurt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Gretna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Brookneal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brutus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
  • Melrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Leda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leda is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
  • Riceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Chalk Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straightstone ...

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

Adding Straightstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Straightstone 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 Straightstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Straightstone post office opened in 1871. The Straightstone post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Straightstone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Straightstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/