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Welcome to Baldwin ...

Baldwin is located in Botetourt County<1>.

Baldwin is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Baldwin: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

  • Covington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifton Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Fincastle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gala is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
  • Selma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Selma is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Salisbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salt Petre Cave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
    • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
    • Salt Peter Cave
    • Saltpetre
  • Griffith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffith is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwin ...

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

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 (so far) for Baldwin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baldwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Baldwin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Baldwin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.