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Welcome to The Waterfront ...

The Waterfront is located in Franklin County<1>.

The Waterfront is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Waterfront: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named The Waterfront ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named The Waterfront - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near The Waterfront ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Vinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Gretna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Moneta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Felicia ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Felicia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Waterfront ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Waterfront - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 The Waterfront area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the The Waterfront area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.