Welcome to Lodore ...
Lodore is located in Amelia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.
Lodore is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lodore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lodore: 804 & 686<3>
Communities Also Named Lodore ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lodore - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lodore.
Communities near Lodore ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lodore.
- Crewe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
- Burkeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Belona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belona
- From Lodore to Belona
- Paineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paineville
- From Lodore to Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
- Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amelia Court House
- From Lodore to Amelia Court House
- Masons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Masons Corner
- From Lodore to Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodophil
- From Lodore to Rodophil
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clinton
- From Lodore to Clinton
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pilkinton
- From Lodore to Pilkinton
- Dorset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dorset
- From Lodore to Dorset
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 Lodore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lodore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lodore. 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 Lodore.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lodore. See our Newspapers Page for Lodore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lodore ...
Looking for more information about Lodore? 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 Lodore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lodore.
Adding Lodore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lodore 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 Lodore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lodore post office opened in 1844.
We also found Lodore in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lodore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/
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 Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lodore - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Lodore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Lodore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |