Cambria, Virginia

Cambria is a neighborhood of the town of Christiansburg, 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 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]

Cambria
Neighborhood
Cambria
Location within the state of Virginia
Cambria
Cambria (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°8′35″N 80°23′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
2,100 ft (600 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1674492[1]

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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. "] Cambria Historic District 154-0048 - Virginia Department of Historic " (PDF). .cambriaplanninggroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-27. 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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