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Welcome to Wrights Corner ...

Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wrights Corner: Wrights Cor. (or less commonly used: Wrights Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wrights Corner for more information about variations on the name of Wrights Corner.

Wrights Corner is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wrights Corner: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Wrights Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Wrights Corner: This one is located in Caroline County and the other is located in New Kent County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Wrights Corner - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wrights Corner.

Communities near Wrights Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wrights Corner.

  • Fredericksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Port Royal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Penola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Penola is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
  • DeJarnette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • Marye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Ruther Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thornburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrights Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Wrights Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Wrights Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.