Welcome to Wiseville ...
So far, we found very little information about Wiseville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wiseville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wiseville, please Contact Us.
Wiseville would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.
The location of Wiseville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiseville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wiseville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wiseville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wiseville would have been located in the (804) area code.
Websites for Wiseville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wiseville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Wiseville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wiseville.
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Richmond City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
- Colonial Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Hanover County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
- Midlothian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <5>
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Cherry Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckahoe <5>
- Walmsley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Bensley
(7 miles [11.3 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 Wiseville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiseville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wiseville. 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 Wiseville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiseville. See our Newspapers Page for Wiseville.
Adding Wiseville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wiseville 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 for Wiseville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wiseville post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiseville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Wiseville, 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 Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |