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Welcome to Blue Ridge Shores ...

Blue Ridge Shores is located in Louisa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blue Ridge Shores: Blue Rdg. Shrs. (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Shrs. or Blue Ridg. Shrs.)

Blue Ridge Shores is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blue Ridge Shores: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Blue Ridge Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Ridge Shores.

  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gordonsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mineral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Trevilians
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • Meltons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
  • Danton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Danton is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
  • Holladay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
  • Madison Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ridge Shores - 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 Blue Ridge Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Ridge Shores 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.