Welcome to Millwood ...

Millwood is located in Clarke County<1>.

The location of Millwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Millwood is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Millwood is located in the (504) area code.

Communities Also Named Millwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Millwood: This one is located in Clarke County and the other is located in Gloucester County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 31 communities that are also named Millwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (6), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millwood.

Communities near Millwood ...

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

• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Front Royal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Purcellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>
• Strasburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Charles Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Berryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <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 Millwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millwood ...

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

Adding Millwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millwood 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 Millwood was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Millwood in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarke County: www.co.clarke.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/