Earls, Virginia
Earls, Virginia | |
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  Earls, Virginia Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Earls, Virginia Earls, Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′44″N 77°53′32″W / 37.22889°N 77.89222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amelia |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23002 |
| Area code | 804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499368 |
Earls is a rural unincorporated community in Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Earls lies along 
SR 153 at the southern terminus of SR 641 (Earls Road), 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Amelia-Nottoway county line.
As of the turn of the 20th century, Earls was a post village;[1] the facility there has since closed. The area is now served by the post office at Amelia Court House, the county seat, 13 miles (21 km) northwest.
Manassas Hill School, built sometime between 1917 and 1920, was among the first of several Rosenwald Schools in Amelia County. It was designed for one teacher and located on modern-day SR 615[2] (Namozine Road) near Earls. During the early 20th century, the Rosenwald School project was a collaborative effort that constructed thousands of facilities across the South primarily for the education of African American children. The Manassas Hill School property was advertised for sale in the 1960s,[3] after desegregation.
Manassa (also spelled "Manaza")[4] Hill Baptist, a historic African American church, is located 2 miles north of Earls on Route 615.
References
- ^ Henry Gannett. A Gazetteer of Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 232, Series F: Geography, 40, page 53. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Accessed January 1, 2022.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Multiple-Property Documentation Form, Rosenwald Schools, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, pages 57 and 81 of pdf. Accessed January 1, 2022.
- ^ The Farmville Herald, Volume 77, Number 50, 17 March 1967, page 8C. Accessed January 1, 2022.
- ^ Manaza Hill Church, Amelia County, Virginia, United States, The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Accessed January 1, 2022.
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