Giles County, Virginia places and people

Giles County, Virginia Basics:

Giles County Virginia - Government Site

Population: 16,962
Area: 356 square miles
County seat: Pearisburg
Area code(s) in use: 540
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Median household income: $45,231
Persons in poverty: 14.1%
Home ownership rate: 77.4%
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Bland Craig Mercer (WV) Monroe (WV) Montgomery Pulaski Summers (WV)

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Map of the Giles County area

Our detail map of Giles County shows the Giles County, Virginia boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Giles County, Virginia

Airports show all on map

Giles Memorial Hospital Heliport

Basins show all on map

Creek Sinks, Little Meadows

Bridges show all on map

Anderson E Shumate Memorial Bridge, Andrew S Rowan Bridge, Bridge Number 2, Sinking Creek Covered Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Eggleston Volunteer Fire Department, Giles County Ambulance Service, Giles County Courthouse, Giles County Sheriff's Office, Giles Lifesaving and Rescue Squad, Glen Lyn Police Department, Glen Lyn Volunteer Fire Department, Narrows Police Department, Narrows Volunteer Fire Department, Newport Volunteer Fire Department, Newport Volunteer Rescue Squad, Pearisburg Police Department, Pearisburg Volunteer Fire Department, Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department, Poplar Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Rich Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Cemeteries show all on map

Adair Cemetery, Anderson Cemetery, Beamer Cemetery, Birchlawn Burial Park, Blankenship Cemetery, Boyds Chapel Cemetery, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Clover Hollow Cemetery, Day Cemetery, Eatons Chapel Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Hale Cemetery, Hales Chapel Cemetery, Hare Cemetery, Hoges Chapel Cemetery, Kire Community Cemetery, Leffel Cemetery, Mason French Cemetery, Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Newport Cemetery, Peterstown Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Reed Cemetery, Shannon-King Cemetery, Snider Cemetery, Snidow Cemetery, Snidow Cemetery, Staffordsville Cemetery, Thessalia Cemetery, Trent Cemetery, Walker Cemetery, Walkers Creek Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Wilburn Valley Cemetery, Woolwine Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Bear Spring Church, Big Stoney United Methodist Church, Bluff City United Methodist Church, Boyd Chapel (historical), Cedar Grove Church, Church of God of Prophecy, Clover Hollow Church, Curve Road United Methodist Church, Eaton Chapel, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church, Green Valley Church, Green Valley Lutheran Church (historical), Hales Chapel, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Lucas Memorial Church, Midway Church, Mount Lebanon Church, Mount Olivet Church, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church (historical), Mountain View Methodist Church, Narrows Baptist Church, New Valley Fellowship Church, Oakview Church, Pearisburg Baptist Church, Pearisburg Presbyterian Church, Pembroke Baptist Church, Pembroke First Baptist Church, Pembroke Lutheran Memorial Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Powell Mountain Church, Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Riverview Baptist Church, Shady Grove Church, Sherry Memorial Christian Church, Spruce Run Church, Thessalia United Methodist Church, Walkers Creek Baptist Church, Walkers Creek Church, Wesley Chapel, Zion Church

Cliffs show all on map

Barneys Wall, Bear Cliff, High Point

Crossings show all on map

Goodwins Ferry (historical), Snidows Ferry (historical)

Dams show all on map

Glen Lyn Bottom Ash Dikes Dam, Glen Lyn Flyash Dam

Falls show all on map

Cascades, Falls of Dismal, Upper Falls, Wylie Falls

Flats show all on map

Hatfield Meadows, Walnut Flats

Gaps show all on map

Bailey Gap, Big Horse Gap, Dickinson Gap, Honaker Gap, Little Horse Gap, Lybrook Gap, Pacers Gap, Shumate Gap, Symms Gap, The Narrows

Hospitals show all on map

Carilion Giles Community Hospital, Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital (historical)

Lakes show all on map

Locales show all on map

Bailey Gap Shelter, Butt Mountain Lookout, Cascades Picnic Area, Chapel, Curve, Day, Dismal Peak Fire Tower, Goodwins Ferry, Honey Spring Patrol Cabin, Interior, Interior Picnic Area, Maxway Shopping Center, Pine Swamp Shelter, Virginia Division Game and Inland Fisheries Shop, Walnut Flats Campground, Wapiti Shelter, Wapitu Shelter, War Spur Shelter, White Gate, White Pines Horse Camp

Parks show all on map

Mountain Lake Biological Station, Newport Recreation Area, White Rock Recreation Area

Pillars show all on map

Stony Creek Lookout Tower, White Rocks

Populated Places show all on map

Bane, Bear Spring, Berton, Bluff City, Boxley, Eggleston, First Ford, French, Glen Lyn, Goldbond, Gray Sulphur Springs (historical), Hoges Chapel, Kimballton, Kire, Klotz, Lurich, Maybrook, Midway, Mountain Lake, Mountain View, Narrows, Newport, Norcross, North Pearisburg, Olean, Pearisburg, Pembroke, Penvir, Phlegar, Poplar Hill, Prospectdale, Rich Creek, Ripplemead, Ronk, Shumate, Springdale, Staffordsville, Staytide (historical), Thessalia, Trigg, Wabash (historical), Wenonah (historical), White Pine Lodge

Post Offices show all on map

Mountain Lake Post Office (historical), Pearisburg Post Office

Reserves show all on map

Mountain Lake Wilderness, Peters Mountain Wilderness

Reservoirs show all on map

Glen Lyn Bottom Ash Pond, Glen Lyn Flyash Pond, Narrows Reservoir

Ridges show all on map

Big Mountain, Big Ridge, Brushy Ridge, Chesnut Ridge, Divide Ridge, Flat Ridge, Fork Ridge, Hemlock Ridge, Huckleberry Ridge, Middle Ridge, Mystery Ridge, Pine Swamp Ridge, Piney Ridge, Sarton Ridge, War Spur

Schools show all on map

Bane Elementary School, Blankenship School (historical), Broad Hollow School (historical), Chestnut Grove School (historical), Eastern Elementary and Middle School, Eggleston Elementary School (historical), Fletcher School (historical), Giles County Technology Center, Giles High School, Jefferson Christian Academy, Kimballton School, King Johnson School, Macy McClaugherty Elementary and Middle School, Masonian Female Institute (historical), McClardy School (historical), Narrows Elementary and Middle School, Narrows High School, Newport Elementary School, Painter School (historical), Pearisburg Academy (historical), Pembroke Elementary School (historical), Pine Grove School (historical), Rich Creek Elementary School, Rocky Sink School (historical), Silver Creek School (historical), Spruce Run School (historical), University of Virginia Mountain Lake Biological Station, Walkers Creek Academy (historical), Wilburn Valley School (historical)

Streams show all on map

Adair Run, Bear Spring Branch, Big Spring Branch, Broad Hollow Creek, Buckhorn Branch, Cecil Branch, Clendennin Creek, Cooper Branch, Corner Branch, Curve Branch, Dismal Branch, Dixon Branch, Doe Creek, Dry Branch, East River, Ford Hollow Branch, Greenbrier Branch, Hemlock Branch, Hunters Branch, Iron Spring Branch, Kimballton Branch, Laurel Branch, Laurel Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Stony Creek, Little Sugar Run, Maple Flats Branch, Mercy Branch, Meredith Branch, Mill Creek, Mud Branch, Negro Branch, North Fork Stony Creek, Panther Den Branch, Pearis Thompson Branch, Pigeon Branch, Pine Swamp Branch, Piney Creek, Pond Drain, Rich Creek, Saltpeter Branch, Sartain Branch, Scott Branch, Sinking Creek, Smith Branch, Spruce Run, Standrock Branch, Stillhouse Branch, Stone Quarry Branch, Stony Creek, Sugar Run, Wabash Creek, Walker Creek, War Spur Branch, White Rock Branch, Whitleys Branch, Wolf Creek

Summits show all on map

Angels Rest, Bald Knob, Brushy Top, Buckeye Mountain, Butt Mountain, Clover Hollow Mountain, Doe Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, Foster Knob, Guinea Mountain, Hayes Knob, Johns Creek Mountain, Julian Knob, Keister Hill, Kire Mountain, Locust Knob, Lone Pine Peak, Lookoff Rock, Minie Ball Hill, Pearis Mountain, Powell Mountain, Ragged Mountain, Rich Hill, Rocky Mountain, Salt Pond Mountain, Sentinel Point, Spring Knob, Spruce Run Mountain, Sugar Run Mountain, Turnhole Knob, White Rock Mountain, Wind Rock, Wolf Creek Mountain, Wrights Peak, Wylie Mountain

Towers show all on map

WNRV Radio Tower (Tazewell), WNRV-AM (Narrows-Pearisburg), WNRV-FM (Narrows)

Trails show all on map

Conservancy Trail, Falt Peter Trail, Hoof and Hill Trail, Pearis Thompson Horse Trail, Ripple Trail, Standing Branch Horse Trail, War Spur Connector, War Spur Trail

Valleys show all on map

Clover Hollow, Epling Draft, Flat Hollow, Green Valley, Long Hollow, Manuel Hollow, Mays Hollow, Nettle Hollow, Roland Chimney Hollow, Rye Valley, Smith Hollow, Wash Hollow, Wilburn Valley, Wildcat Hollow,

Giles County, Virginia Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	16,453
Black	254
Mixed	169
Asian	50
American Indian	33
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
State population table
Virginia population by county