Welcome to Saint Luke ...
Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Luke, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Saint Luke: St. Luke
Saint Luke is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Saint Luke lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Saint Luke: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Saint Luke ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Luke.
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toms Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wardensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
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 Saint Luke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Luke.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Luke. 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 Saint Luke.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Luke. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Luke.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Luke ...
Looking for more information about Saint Luke? 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 Saint Luke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Luke.
Adding Saint Luke to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saint Luke 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 Saint Luke was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Saint Luke on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Luke.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Luke - 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 Saint Luke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Luke 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. |