Welcome to Windrift ...
Windrift is located in Albemarle County<1>.
Windrift is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Windrift lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Windrift: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Windrift ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windrift.
- Charlottesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grottoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stanardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Advance Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- 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
- Amicus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Boonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
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 Windrift. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windrift.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windrift. 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 Windrift.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windrift. See our Newspapers Page for Windrift.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windrift ...
Looking for more information about Windrift? 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 Windrift, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windrift.
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 Windrift - 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 Windrift area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Windrift 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. |