Lodore, Virginia
Lodore, Virginia | |
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  Lodore, Virginia Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Lodore, Virginia Lodore, Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′22″N 78°01′21″W / 37.43944°N 78.02250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amelia |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23002 |
| Area code | 804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1477496 |
Lodore is a rural unincorporated community in northern Amelia County just south of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along SR 616 (S. Genito Road) at its intersection with the northern terminus of SR 636 (N. Lodore Road).
The community was once a post village,[1][2] originally called Houston. The origin of the name Lodore is unclear, but it was used for the post office beginning about 1845.[3] The area is now served by the post office several miles south at Amelia Court House, ZIP code 23002.
Several structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places are located nearby, including:
- The Wigwam, historic residence of William Branch Giles, 24th governor of Virginia, approximately four miles northeast.
- Haw Branch plantation house, approximately two miles south by straight-line distance.
- Grub Hill Church, approximately four miles southeast.
- Egglestetton plantation house, approximately four miles southeast.
References
- ^ Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia -- 1854. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 232, Series F: Geography, 40, page 90. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Hall, Virginius Cornick Jr. "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 81, no. 1, page 70. Virginia Historical Society, January 1973. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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