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Welcome to Wakefield ...

Wakefield is located in Surry County<1>.

Wakefield is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wakefield: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

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

  • Hopewell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dendron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Surry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Burrowsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Scotland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Carsley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Carsley is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wakefield - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Wakefield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Wakefield 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.