Welcome to Mitchells ...

Mitchells is located in Culpeper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Mitchells is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mitchells is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Websites for Mitchells ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mitchells, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Mitchells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mitchells: This one is located in Culpeper County and the other is located in Henrico County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named Mitchells - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mitchells ...

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

• Culpeper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Gordonsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Remington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Madison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• True Blue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
  • True Blue is located in Orange County
• Grassland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Grassland is located in Orange County
• Madison Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
• Rhoadesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville
  • Rhoadesville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhoadesville <4>
• Burnt Tree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison 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 Mitchells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchells ...

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

Adding Mitchells to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitchells 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 Mitchells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mitchells post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

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