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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stuart
  • From Woolwine to Stuart
• Floyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Floyd
  • From Woolwine to Floyd
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meadows of Dan
  • From Woolwine to Meadows of Dan
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
  • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pizarro
  • From Woolwine to Pizarro
• Poff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
  • Poff is located in Floyd County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poff
  • From Woolwine to Poff
• Patrick Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Patrick Springs
  • From Woolwine to Patrick Springs
• 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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woolwine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/