List of places in Charles City County, Virginia
This is a list of places in Charles City County, Virginia. Charles City County is located in the Richmond region.
Census-designated places
Charles City
Charles City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.[2]
It has a total area of 7.1 km2, with 7.0 km2 being land and 0.1 km2 being water.
The CDP is located at 37°20′37″N 77°4′16″W / 37.34361°N 77.07111°W.
The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House, from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse. Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155. It is 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Richmond, 17 miles (27 km) east of Hopewell, 23 miles (37 km) west of Williamsburg, and about 2 miles (3 km) north of the James River.
Charles City was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 US census.[3]
Notable people
- Susan Wise Bauer, writer and historian
- Lott Cary, first black Baptist missionary to Africa
- Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Martha Jefferson, First Lady of Virginia and wife of Thomas Jefferson
- John Tyler, US president
- Freeman Walker, US senator from Georgia
- William Henry Harrison, US president[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 133 | — | |
| 2020 | 104 | −21.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5]
| |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[6] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 59 | 37 | 44.36% | 35.58% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 72 | 53 | 54.14% | 50.96% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.96% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 2.88% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 4.81% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 2 | 5 | 1.50% | 4.81% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 133 | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Unincorporated communities
Barnetts
Barnetts is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[8]
The community is located at 37°22′02″N 77°09′28″W / 37.36722°N 77.15778°W.
Binns Hall
Binns Hall is an unincorporated community in eastern Charles City County, Virginia, United States. Binns Hall lies at the intersection of the Glebe Lane and Liberty Church Roads. A post office once occupied the Binns Hall Store. The community had two schools and a hall of the Order of St. Lukes. Liberty Baptist Church continues to operate in the community.[citation needed]
The community is located at 37°22′10.2″N 76°59′21.1″W / 37.369500°N 76.989194°W.
The historic homes of Binns Hall listed on the National Register of Historic Places include Poplar Springs, a home of the Joseph Vaiden family;, and Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, the plantation of Furneau Southall. Other historic homes include Meadow Springs, another Vaiden homestead; and Moss Side, built by Edmund Archer Saunders. The Harwood family cemetery is located on the grounds of Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation.[citation needed]
Blanks Store
Blanks Store is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[citation needed]
The community is located at 37°18′31″N 76°56′15″W / 37.30861°N 76.93750°W.
Ednas Mill
Ednas Mill is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[9]
The community is located at37°27′26″N 77°07′48″W / 37.45722°N 77.13000°W.
Granville
Granville is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[10]
The community is located at37°22′56″N 77°14′29″W / 37.38222°N 77.24139°W.
Greenway
Greenway is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[11]
The community is located at 37°20′28″N 77°04′54″W / 37.34111°N 77.08167°W.
Harrisons Landing
Harrisons Landing is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[12]
The community is located at 37°18′49″N 77°10′47″W / 37.31361°N 77.17972°W.
Holdcroft
Holdcroft is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashed in Holdcroft on January 18, 1960.[citation needed]
The community is located at 37°21′56″N 76°56′06″W / 37.36556°N 76.93500°W.
Piney Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[13]
Kennon
Kennon is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[14]
The community is located at 37°18′39″N 76°59′38″W / 37.31083°N 76.99389°W.
Kimages
Kimages is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[15]
The community is located at 37°21′10″N 77°11′40″W / 37.35278°N 77.19444°W.
Milton
Milton is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[16]
The community is located at 37°18′27″N 77°01′28″W / 37.30750°N 77.02444°W
Montpelier
Montpelier is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia[dubious – discuss], United States.[17]
The community is located at 37°22′36″N 77°09′34″W / 37.37667°N 77.15944°W.
Mount Airy
Mount Airy is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[18]
The community is located at 37°21′05″N 76°55′05″W / 37.35139°N 76.91806°W.
Nance
Nance is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[19]
The community is located at 37°27′41″N 77°07′39″W / 37.46139°N 77.12750°W.
New Hope
New Hope is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[20]
The community is located at 37°20′29″N 77°03′41″W / 37.34139°N 77.06139°W.
Rolands Mill
Rolands Mill is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[21]
The community is located at 37°19′48″N 77°10′53″W / 37.33000°N 77.18139°W.
The Row
The Row is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[22]
The community is located at 37°15′34″N 76°58′01″W / 37.25944°N 76.96694°W.
Roxbury
Roxbury is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[23]
The community is located at 37°27′54″N 77°08′27″W / 37.46500°N 77.14083°W.
Rustic
Rustic is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[24]
The community is located at 37°17′30″N 76°56′01″W / 37.29167°N 76.93361°W.
Ruthville
Ruthville is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.
The community is located at 37°22′03″N 77°02′28″W / 37.36750°N 77.04111°W.
The community was the central point of the county's free African American population for many years, even before the Civil War (1861–1865). Following Emancipation, the crossroads community included the Mercantile Cooperative Company and Ruthville Training School. The United Sorghum Growers Club also met here.[25]
Earlier known by several other names, the name "Ruthville" recalls local resident Ruth Brown. Her name was selected when the Post Office was established there in 1880.[25]
In 1901, the first Black co-op based on the Rochdale Principles was established in Ruthville.[26] "Community cooperation" was and is very important in this "sparsely populated and overwhelmingly rural" area.[27]
Sandybottom
Sandybottom is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[28]
The community is located at 37°24′48″N 77°02′40″W / 37.41333°N 77.04444°W.
Tettington
Tettington is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[29]
The community is located at 37°14′44″N 76°56′38″W / 37.2456°N 76.9438°W.
Wayside
Wayside is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[30]
The community is located at 37°22′21″N 77°11′41″W / 37.37250°N 77.19472°W.
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Nance, Virginia".
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Rustic, Virginia".
- ^ "Barnetts".
- ^ "Ednas Mill".
- ^ "Granville, Virginia".
- ^ "Greenway, Virginia".
- ^ "Holdcroft". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Kennon, Virginia".
- ^ "Kimages, Virginia".
- ^ "Milton, Virginia".
- ^ "Montpelier, Charles City County, Virginia".
- ^ "Mount Airy, Virginia".
- ^ "Nance, Virginia".
- ^ "New Hope, Virginia".
- ^ "Rolands Mill, Virginia".
- ^ "The Row, Virginia".
- ^ "Roxbury, Virginia".
- ^ "Rustic, Virginia".
- ^ a b "Charles City County Historical Markers: Ruthville". Web Archive. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Luna, Mira (July 31, 2024). "How to start a worker co-op". sharable. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Craig, John M. (1987). "Community Cooperation in Ruthville, Virginia 1900-1930". Phylon. 48 (2): 132–140. doi:10.2307/274777. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Sandybottom, Virginia".
- ^ "Tettington, Virginia".
- ^ "Wayside, Virginia".
External links
Binns Hall
Ruthville
- Elam Baptist Church, an historic, 165 year old religious building in Ruthville
- Watkins family Papers ca. 1910-2000 (bulk ca. 1930-1960). Accession 42063. Personal papers collection, Purchased July 2005. at The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.
- Franklin Quincy papers, also at the Library of Virginia
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