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Welcome to Wilhait ...

Wilhait is located in Albemarle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilhait, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wilhait is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilhait: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Wilhait ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Elkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gordonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Stanardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
  • Advance Mills Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Advance Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilhait ...

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

Adding Wilhait to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilhait in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wilhait was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilhait.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilhait - 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 Wilhait area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wilhait 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.