The location of Woolwine
Welcome to Woolwine ...
Woolwine is located in Patrick County.
The location of Woolwine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Woolwine is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Woolwine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Woolwine is within the boundaries of the (276) area code.
Communities near Woolwine ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Woolwine and not the distance if you are going to drive.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Bassett [Map] | --- | E | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Carters Mill [Map] | --- | SW | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Floyd [Map] | 438 | N | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Henry [Map] | --- | E | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Meadows of Dan [Map] | --- | SW | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Patrick Springs [Map] | --- | SE | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Woolwine.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woolwine. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woolwine. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolwine.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Woolwine:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolwine ...
Looking for more information about Woolwine? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Woolwine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Woolwine.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woolwine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woolwine) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woolwine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7899, Longitude: -80.2773 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Woolwine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woolwine. |