Welcome to Fort Mitchell ...

Fort Mitchell is primarily located in Charlotte County<1>. A portion of Fort Mitchell extends into Lunenburg County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Mitchell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Mitchell: Ft. Mitchell

Fort Mitchell is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fort Mitchell is located in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Fort Mitchell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Mitchell - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Fort Mitchell ...

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

• Chase City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <4>
• Victoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Keysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <4>
• Charlotte Court House
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <4>
• Drakes Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
• Boydton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
• Phenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Clover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Wylliesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylliesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylliesburg
  • Wylliesburg is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylliesburg <4>
• Pleasant Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County

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 Fort Mitchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Mitchell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Mitchell. 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 Fort Mitchell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Mitchell ...

Looking for more information about Fort Mitchell? 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 Fort Mitchell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Mitchell.

Adding Fort Mitchell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Mitchell 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 Fort Mitchell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Mitchell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlotte County: www.co.charlotte.va.us/

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