Welcome to Woolwine ...
Woolwine is located in Patrick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Woolwine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
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
Area Code for Woolwine: 276
Communities near Woolwine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woolwine.
- Stuart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elamsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elamsville
- From Woolwine to Elamsville
- Haycock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haycock
- From Woolwine to Haycock
- Meadows of Dan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dodson
- From Woolwine to Dodson
- Pizarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Carroll 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 Woolwine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolwine.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woolwine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolwine. See our Newspapers 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.
Adding Woolwine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woolwine 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 Woolwine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Woolwine post office opened in 1882.
We also found Woolwine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolwine.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woolwine - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |