Welcome to Sweet Chalybeate ...

Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County<1>.

The location of Sweet Chalybeate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweet Chalybeate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Sweet Chalybeate is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sweet Chalybeate lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Sweet Chalybeate ...

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

• Covington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Lewisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Ronceverte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• New Castle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Tuckahoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
• Hollywood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
• Moss Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
• Caldwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweet Chalybeate ...

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

Adding Sweet Chalybeate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sweet Chalybeate 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 Sweet Chalybeate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sweet Chalybeate post office opened in 1860.

We also found Sweet Chalybeate in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweet Chalybeate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweet Chalybeate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/