Oilville Virginia Map
Oilville, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oilville, Goochland County.
Interactive Map of Oilville, Virginia
| City | Oilville |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Goochland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.704034 |
| Longitude | -77.785272 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 12.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Oilville, Virginia
Oilville is a locality in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Oilville is located at 37.7040°N, 77.7853°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23129.
Oilville lies in a landscape of rolling Virginia Piedmont terrain, where broad fields of cultivated crops give way to swathes of mature hardwood forest. It lies 10.1 miles west-north-west of Short Pump, VA (from Short Pump, VA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Wyndham. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, distant hum of cicadas. Gentle slopes define the land, guiding the flow of small, nameless creeks that meander through the verdant countryside, their banks often lined with dense undergrowth and the occasional, stoic oak. The light, as it descends, spills across the fields in long, golden shafts, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the main artery of road that defines Oilville’s heart. The history of Oilville is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Goochland County, a legacy that continues to shape its present-day character and economy. While the name might hint at a more industrial past, the reality is one of enduring agrarian roots, with the land still yielding its bounty in crops and livestock. Generations have worked these soils, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle rhythms of planting and harvest, in the enduring stone of old barns and the weathered wood of farmhouses. The local economy remains anchored in these traditions, a quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to the earth, where the pace of life is measured less by the clock and more by the turning of the seasons.
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About This Oilville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Oilville, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oilville and Goochland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oilville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oilville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
