Welcome to Wright Shop ...

Wright Shop is located in Amherst County<1>.

Wright Shop is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wright Shop lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wright Shop: 434

Communities near Wright Shop ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wright Shop.

• Lynchburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Amherst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Appomattox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
• Mount Athos ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
• Winesap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winesap is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
• Lavino Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
• Coolwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
• Sweet Briar Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
• Abert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
• Woodbine Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village

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 Wright Shop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wright Shop.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wright Shop. 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 Wright Shop.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wright Shop. See our Newspapers Page for Wright Shop.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wright Shop ...

Looking for more information about Wright Shop? 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 Wright Shop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wright Shop.