Welcome to Wilmington ...

Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

The location of Wilmington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

When the people of Wilmington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wilmingtonian<3>

Wilmington is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Wilmington lies within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wilmington - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Utah and Vermont.

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

Communities near Wilmington ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
• Gordonsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
• Mineral
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <5>
• Columbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Kents Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
• Caledonia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
• Fork Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Union
  • Fork Union is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork Union <5>
• Weber City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weber City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmington ...

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

Adding Wilmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilmington 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 for Wilmington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilmington post office opened in 1813.

We also found Wilmington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilmington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fluvanna County: www.co.fluvanna.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/