Welcome to Wakefield ...

Wakefield is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Wakefield: 434

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

While we believe that this Wakefield is located in , we know of another 4 Virginia communities named Wakefield. Those communities are located in the following : Alexandria City, Surry, Sussex and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 37 communities that are also named Wakefield - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wakefield ...

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

• Gordonsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <2>
• Scottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
• Stanardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <2>
• Jefferson Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
• Shadwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
• Simeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
• Earlysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <2>
• Ivy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <2>
• Rose Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Decca ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Decca is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca

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 Wakefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakefield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield ...

Looking for more information about Wakefield? 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 Wakefield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wakefield.