Cambria, Virginia

Cambria
Neighborhood
Cambria
Location within the state of Virginia
Cambria
Cambria (the US)
Coordinates: 37°8′35″N 80°23′45″W / 37.14306°N 80.39583°W / 37.14306; -80.39583Coordinates: 37°8′35″N 80°23′45″W / 37.14306°N 80.39583°W / 37.14306; -80.39583
Country United States
State Virginia
County Montgomery
Elevation 2,100 ft (600 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1674492[1]

Cambria is a neighborhood of the town of Christiansburg in Montgomery County, Virginia. Originally, an independent town from Christiansburg, Cambria stretches along Cambria Road, extending north of the Train Depot on Depot Street. It is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Montgomery County, Virginia and the Virginia cities of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford for statistical purposes.[2][3][4]

A post office was established at Cambria in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cambria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cambria Historic District". historiccambria.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cambria Depot Museum". newriverheritage.org. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "] Cambria Historic District 154-0048 - Virginia Department of Historic" (PDF). .cambriaplanninggroup.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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