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Welcome to Graves Mill ...

Graves Mill is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graves Mill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Graves Mill: Graves Ml. (or less commonly used: Graves Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Graves Mill for more information about variations on the name of Graves Mill.

Graves Mill is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Graves Mill: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Graves Mill: 22721<4>

Communities near Graves Mill ...

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

  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Luray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Shenandoah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stanley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Wolftown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graves Mill ...

Looking for more information about Graves Mill? 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 Graves Mill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Graves Mill.

Adding Graves Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graves Mill 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 Graves Mill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graves Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Graves Mill - 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 Graves Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Graves Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Graves Mill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Graves Mill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.