Welcome to Dyke ...

Dyke is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Dyke is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dyke lies within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Dyke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Dyke - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada (3), New York (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Dyke ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Elkton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Stanardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Free Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
  • Free Union is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Union <4>
• Advance Mills Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
• Advance Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
  • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Advance Mills has also been known as:
  • Fray's Mills
• Earlysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
  • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyke ...

Looking for more information about Dyke? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dyke, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dyke.

Adding Dyke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dyke 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 Dyke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dyke post office opened in 1902.

We also found Dyke on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/