Welcome to Wilderness Corner ...
Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wilderness Corner: Wilderness Cor. (or less commonly used: Wilderness Crn.)
Wilderness Corner is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wilderness Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wilderness Corner: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Wilderness Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilderness Corner.
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Culpeper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burr Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
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 Wilderness Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilderness Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilderness 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 Wilderness Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilderness Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Wilderness Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilderness Corner ...
Looking for more information about Wilderness 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 Wilderness Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilderness Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilderness 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 Wilderness Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wilderness 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. |