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Welcome to Baskerville ...

Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baskerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Baskerville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baskerville: 434

Communities near Baskerville ...

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

  • South Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
    • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
  • Chase City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Norlina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
    • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <4>
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
  • Boydton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
    • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
  • Brodnax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cusco Willa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cusco Willa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
    • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Ogburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
    • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Opie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
    • Opie is located in Mecklenburg 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 Baskerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baskerville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baskerville ...

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

Adding Baskerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baskerville 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 Baskerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Baskerville post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baskerville.

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

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 Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baskerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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