Christiansburg, VA

Headnote

Christiansburg, the county-seat, lies 203 miles southwesterly from Richmond, 46 miles from Fincastle, and 47 from Wytheville, on the main stage-road from Richmond to Nashville, Tenn... It contains 4 stores, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 400. (Historical Collections, 1852)

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Montgomery County, VA

Christiansburg, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Christiansburg, the county-seat, lies 203 miles southwesterly from Richmond, 46 miles from Fincastle, and 47 from Wytheville, on the main stage-road from Richmond to Nashville, Tenn. It was established by law Oct. 10, 1792, and the following gentlemen appointed trustees: Christian Snido, Byrd Smith, James Barnett, Hugh Crockett, Samuel Eason, Joseph Cloyd, John Preston, James Charlton, and James Craig. It contains 4 stores, 1 Presbyterian and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 400.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 385.
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