Sowers, Virginia

Basham is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Basham is located at the junction of State Routes 615 and 726, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) south-southeast of Christiansburg. A post office was established at Basham in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. The Frank Lawrence House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Pilot is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Pilot is 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south-southeast of Christiansburg. Pilot has a post office with ZIP code 24138.The Guerrant House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Guerrant House, also known as Pilot House, is a historic home located at Pilot, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in the mid- to late-19th century, and is a two-story frame double-pile center-passage dwelling with a hipped roof and two massive brick chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing meat house and spring house.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Floyd County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,476. Its county seat is the town of Floyd. Floyd County is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after Virginia politician John Floyd, the county was established in 1831. The county is located on the high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounded by the Little River. In the 1960s and 1970s, Floyd proved popular with people in the era's counterculture, particularly those who wanted to live in closer contact with nature.

Howard–Bell–Feather House, also known as Bell–Feather House and old Feather's place, is a historic home located near Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1810, and is a one- to two-story, three-bay, banked stone dwelling with a three-room plan. Also on the property is a contributing small frame house dated to the early-20th century.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Frank Lawrence House is a historic home located at Basham, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1918, and is a two-story frame dwelling with a foursquare floor plan. The roof is covered with its original pressed metal shingles. It features a five-bay, wraparound porch with Doric order columns and square balusters. It also has a two-story, two level rear porch. Its design is based on a Sears and Roebuck Company catalog plan.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Riner is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 1,196.The Howard-Bell-Feather House and Riner Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Auburn Elementary School, Auburn Middle School, and Auburn High School are all located in Riner. Camp Carysbrook is the oldest overnight camp for girls in Virginia since 1923.

Rogers is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, south of the county seat of Christiansburg. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Montgomery County and the city of Radford. Rogers is located at the intersection of Pilot Road (VA 615) and Elliot's Creek Road (VA 675). It also includes the intersection of Nolley Road and Pilot Road. Elliot's Creek Road, (VA 675) is the historic road that connected Shawsville to Riner in the lower half of Montgomery County. The historic Shawsville to Riner Road is now represented by modern-day Allegheny Springs Road, Split Rail Road, Elliot's Creek Road, Nolley Road, and Union Valley Road.

Located on State Route 8 in Riner, Virginia, United States, Auburn High School serves the communities of Riner and Pilot as well as a large area of southern Montgomery County.

Riner Historic District is a national historic district located at Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the village of Riner. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1850s to 1920s. Notable buildings include the Methodist Episcopal Church (1908), Bank of Riner (1912–1913), Jonathan E. Hall House / Store, Kinsey-Lawrence House (1908–1909), Dr. Stone Farm, Surface Mill (c. 1910), Auburn United Methodist Church (1885), and Sam Barnett Store.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Laurel Branch is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia, United States.

Wangle Junction is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia, United States.