Welcome to Wades Mill ...
Wades Mill is located in Rockbridge County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wades Mill: Wades Ml. (or less commonly used: Wades Mll.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wades Mill for more information about variations on the name of Wades Mill.
Wades Mill is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wades Mill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wades Mill: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Wades Mill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wades Mill - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wades Mill.
Communities near Wades Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wades Mill.
- Staunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Steeles Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Wades Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wades Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wades 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 Wades Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wades Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Wades Mill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wades Mill ...
Looking for more information about Wades 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wades Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wades Mill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockbridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wades 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 Wades Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wades 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. |