Welcome to Wingina ...
Wingina is located in Nelson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wingina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Wingina is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wingina lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wingina: 434
Communities Also Named Wingina ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wingina - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wingina.
Communities near Wingina ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wingina.
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Amherst County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Dillwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <3>
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Axtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Mount Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Shipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
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 Wingina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wingina.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wingina. 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 Wingina.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wingina. See our Newspapers Page for Wingina.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wingina ...
Looking for more information about Wingina? 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 Wingina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wingina.
Adding Wingina to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wingina 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 Wingina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wingina post office opened in 1888.
We also found Wingina in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wingina.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wingina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wingina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |