Welcome to Waldrop ...

Waldrop is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Waldrop is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Waldrop: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Waldrop ...

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

Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
Gordonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <4>
Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
Green Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
Medlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
Meltons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
Trevilians
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
Barboursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barboursville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <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 Waldrop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldrop.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldrop ...

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

Adding Waldrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldrop 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 (so far) for Waldrop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waldrop post office opened in 1888. The Waldrop post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldrop.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldrop - 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 Waldrop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Waldrop 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>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/