Welcome to Medlock ...

Medlock is located in Louisa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Medlock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medlock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Medlock is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Medlock: (540)

Communities Also Named Medlock ...

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

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

Communities near Medlock ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Louisa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Gordonsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Mineral
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Bells Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Trevilians
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
• Cobham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
  • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
• Meltons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
  • Meltons is located in Louisa 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 Medlock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medlock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medlock ...

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

Adding Medlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medlock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Medlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medlock post office opened in 1889.

We also found Medlock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medlock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

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