Welcome to Aylor ...

Aylor is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Aylor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aylor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Aylor is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Aylor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Aylor: (540)

Communities Also Named Aylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aylor - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aylor.

Communities near Aylor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aylor.

• Culpeper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Luray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Stanardsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Wolftown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
• Hood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aylor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aylor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aylor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aylor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aylor. See our Newspapers Page for Aylor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aylor ...

Looking for more information about Aylor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aylor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aylor.

Adding Aylor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aylor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aylor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aylor post office opened in 1904.

We also found Aylor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aylor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/