Welcome to Villamont ...

Villamont is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Villamont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Villamont is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Villamont ...

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

• Roanoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Radford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Vinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Buchanan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
• Troutville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <3>
• Fincastle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <3>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Laymantown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
  • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villamont ...

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

Adding Villamont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Villamont post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villamont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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