Welcome to Blades Corner ...
Blades Corner is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Blades Corner: Blades Cor. (or less commonly used: Blades Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blades Corner for more information about variations on the name of Blades Corner.
Blades Corner is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blades Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blades Corner: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Blades Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blades Corner.
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- McHenry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Partlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spotsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spotsylvania <4>
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Margo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania 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 Blades Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blades Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blades 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 Blades Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blades Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Blades Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blades Corner ...
Looking for more information about Blades 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 Blades Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blades Corner.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Blades Corner - 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 Blades Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blades Corner 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. |
| <5> | 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. |