Welcome to Wildcat Corner ...
Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wildcat Corner: Wildcat Cor. (or less commonly used: Wildcat Crn.)
Wildcat Corner is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wildcat Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wildcat Corner: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Wildcat Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wildcat Corner.
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quantico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- North Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Olney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
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 Wildcat Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildcat Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wildcat Corner. 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 Wildcat Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildcat Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Wildcat Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildcat Corner ...
Looking for more information about Wildcat Corner? 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 Wildcat Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wildcat Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildcat Corner - 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 Wildcat Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wildcat Corner 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. |