Welcome to Loftlands Wood ...
Loftlands Wood is located in Albemarle County<1>.
Loftlands Wood is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Loftlands Wood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Loftlands Wood: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Loftlands Wood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loftlands Wood.
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stanardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Advance Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Commonwealth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
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 Loftlands Wood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loftlands Wood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loftlands Wood. 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 Loftlands Wood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loftlands Wood. See our Newspapers Page for Loftlands Wood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loftlands Wood ...
Looking for more information about Loftlands Wood? 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 Loftlands Wood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Loftlands Wood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loftlands Wood - 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 Loftlands Wood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Loftlands Wood 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. |