Cambria
Neighborhood
Cambria is located in Virginia
Cambria
Cambria
Location within the state of Virginia
Cambria is located in the United States
Cambria
Cambria
Cambria (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°8′35″N 80°23′45″W / 37.14306°N 80.39583°W / 37.14306; -80.39583
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
2,100 ft (600 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1674492[1]

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]

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cambria Historic District". historiccambria.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cambria Depot Museum". newriverheritage.org. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "] Cambria Historic District 154-0048 - Virginia Department of Historic " (PDF). .cambriaplanninggroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.


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