Welcome to Villa ...
So far, we found very little information about Villa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Villa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Villa, please Contact Us.
Villa would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Villa is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Villa was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Villa was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Villa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Villa - they are located in Delaware, Ohio, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villa.
Communities near Villa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Villa.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Villa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Villa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Villa. 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 Villa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Villa. See our Newspapers Page for Villa.
Adding Villa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Villa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Villa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Villa post office opened in 1854. The Villa post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Villa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Villa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |