Welcome to Wilhait ...

Wilhait is located in Albemarle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilhait, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wilhait is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Wilhait ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Elkton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Grottoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Gordonsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Stanardsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Boonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
  • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
• Advance Mills Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
• Advance Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
  • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Advance Mills has also been known as:
  • Fray's Mills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilhait ...

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

Adding Wilhait to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilhait 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 Wilhait was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilhait.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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