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Welcome to Wilhoit ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilhoit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilhoit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilhoit, please Contact Us.


Wilhoit would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilhoit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilhoit is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wilhoit was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wilhoit was located: 434

Communities Also Named Wilhoit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wilhoit - they are located in Arizona, Kentucky and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilhoit.

Communities near Wilhoit ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Aroda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • Radiant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Radiant is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
  • Barboursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Montpelier Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Wilhoit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilhoit 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 Wilhoit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilhoit post office opened in 1898. The Wilhoit post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilhoit.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilhoit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilhoit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/