Welcome to Baskerville ...

Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
• Cusco Willa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusco Willa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/