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Welcome to Verdi ...

Verdi is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verdi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Verdi is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Verdi: 276

Communities Also Named Verdi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Verdi - they are located in Iowa, Kansas (3), Minnesota, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Verdi ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Bloomingdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Church Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waycross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Norton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gate City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coeburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verdi ...

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

Adding Verdi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Verdi post office opened in 1904. The Verdi post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verdi.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Verdi - 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/