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>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Luray is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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>
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
- Stanardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Hood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <4>
- Kinderhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Wolftown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
- Wolftown is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <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 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 for Graves Mill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Graves Mill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Graves Mill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graves Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |