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Welcome to Wilderness Corner ...

Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Wilderness Corner: Wilderness Cor. (or less commonly used: Wilderness Crn.)

Wilderness Corner is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wilderness Corner: (540)

Communities near Wilderness Corner ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Culpeper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Remington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Parker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Screamerville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Todds Tavern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Indian Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Indian Town is located in Orange County
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Logan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Burr Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Burr Hill is located in Orange 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 Wilderness Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilderness Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilderness Corner ...

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

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilderness Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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