The Valley Pike Farm Market has a new building: the Fort Defiance Train Station Depot. Now open Saturdays 1-5 through March, it will then open be open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. They will hold the retail end of what was formerly in the Valley Pike Farm Market. Be sure to put it on your calendar to get down there and see what is happening!
https://valleypikefarmmarket.com/
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Interesting Tidbits
This website does a good job of keeping data about Weyers Cave, including population and demographics. It’s worth a look .
Weyers Cave Community Website
Weyers Cave is located in the center part of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, on the I-81 corridor which was the old Indian trail up and down the Valley. A spur came off the trail over to present day Grottoes, where there were caves in the mountains. Although Bernard Weyer was credited with finding the caves, he found them in what was known as “Cave Hill”, so the presence of caves in the hill was previously known.
Today, there are approximately 1000 houses in Weyers Cave. The town, which has no formal government of its own, is approximately fifteen minutes from Staunton VA, fifteen minutes from Harrisonburg VA, and about half an hour from Waynesboro VA. It is located within Augusta County and has its own Post Office. It is just inside the north border of Augusta County with Rockingham County.
Weyers Cave has a lot to offer! In addition to the Post Office and Volunteer Fire Department, there is Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and Blue Ridge Community College. Add to that United Bank, Carilion Health Clinic, Augusta Emergency Health Clinic, Shreckhise Shrubbery, Shreckhise Landscaping, Valley Pike Farm Market, Maple Lane Veterinary Clinic, Rocky’s, Christopher William Jewelers, Houff Transfer, IDM Trucking, Houff Feed and Fertilizer, Pepsi, Blossman Propane, Dynamic Aviation, Equipping the Saints, Cerro Metals, Degesch, three gas stations, and several other large industries — you have a well-rounded community. More about the businesses located in Weyers Cave as well a their contact information are given on the Business Page of this website.
One of the main industries, though, is farming. There are many dairy and beef cattle farms, as well as chicken and turkey farms in the area. You will be more likely to see a cow in the road than a true traffic jam in Weyers Cave!
The purpose of this page is to have a go-to place for local residents to get information quickly about the happenings, and those further away to see what is available! It is truly a wonderful place to live as well as to visit.
Where to Eat
If you go inside and walk to the back of Shops in the Old Shed, 3236 Lee Highway, you will find Grandmas Grill and Bakery. Several grandmas own this together, and they know how to cook and bake! They have lunches each day.
The Valley Pike Farm Market is on Route 11 just north of Weyers Cave Road about 1/4 mile. Oh, my! Two food trucks (one barbecue, one hamburgers) are just the start. They have a Boars Head Deli, coffee shop, ice cream shop, chocolate shop, and complete bar, as well as canned jams and other foods, and a fridge full of ready-to-grab-and-run foods. Along the back of the huge barn is a l-o-n-g porch with tables and a view of the mountains. Gorgeous!
Is There a Cave in Weyers Cave?
The not-really-all-knowing webmistress understands that the answer is “no”, although there are almost certainly some very small ones around. The reason the town is named Weyers Cave is because Grand Caverns in Grottoes were formerly called Weyers Caves after Bernard Weyer who is crediting with first finding them. Even this is a bit wrong, since he found them in a place known as “Cave Hill.” So they knew there were caves in the hill before his “discovery.”
That’s another question.
These were grand and glorious caverns, with an organ and ballroom, and the closest train stop for visitors to the caverns was seven miles away — in what is now Weyers Cave. The conductor would call out “Weyers Cave” at the small train stop and that is how it got its name.
I’d LOVE to be proven wrong. Does anyone around know of any Caves in Weyers Cave???
Meet the Webmistress
I am Debbie, a “real person” who lives in Weyers Cave. My nickname is the “Computer Bee.” I am the Webmistress of WeyersCave.net. I am doing this to bring the community together and keep people informed of what is happening in Weyers Cave. I find that many people from outside the area refer to this page when traveling in this direction. Welcome!
I personally recommend the people and businesses on this site. If you have problems with a business that can’t be resolved, let me know. If I can’t resolve it either, I will remove them from the Hive and notify the other Worker Bees. I will not have someone here I don’t have confidence in.
If you are a local organization such as a church, business, school, or civic club, give me your information and I will link to you. If you live or work near Weyers Cave, and don’t have competition in Weyers Cave, I will list you as well.
Thanks for making this the best community website in Weyers Cave!
