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Welcome to Dyke ...

Dyke is located in Greene County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dyke: 434

The ZIP code for Dyke: 22935<3>

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)
  • Elkton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • 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)
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Advance Mills Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Earlysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dyke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dyke). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dyke or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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