Maplewood, Virginia
Maplewood, Virginia | |
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  Maplewood, Virginia Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Maplewood, Virginia Maplewood, Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′56″N 78°02′56″W / 37.31554°N 78.04884°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amelia |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 23002, 23083 |
| Area code | 804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1477518 |
Maplewood is a mostly rural unincorporated community in southwest central Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the intersection of SR 640/SR 697 (Maplewood Road, a short loop segment of old US 360) and SR 640 (Buckskin Creek Road), just off the four-lane current 
US 360. Maplewood straddles the border between ZIP codes 23002 (Amelia Court House) and 23083 (Jetersville). The nearest volunteer fire station is Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3, at Jetersville, just over 2 miles southwest.
At the turn of the 20th century, Maplewood was a post village and a freight station (Milepost 40.0)[1] on what was then the Southern Railway,[2] originally the Richmond and Danville Railroad. The railroad track is still used by freight trains[3]; it parallels Maplewood Road and is now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway.[4]
Maplewood lies along the route followed by Confederate general Robert E. Lee and his army in their retreat during the final days of the Civil War, before the surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. The last major battle fought by Lee's army occurred a few miles west at Sayler's Creek, on the border of Amelia and Prince Edward counties, on April 6. Numerous roadside historical marker signs line the route, including an official one on modern-day US 360 at Maplewood that reads as follows:[5][6]
Near here Lee, moving south toward Danville, in the afternoon of April 5, 1865[,] found the road blocked by Sheridan. He then turned westward by way of Amelia Springs, hoping to reach the Southside (Norfolk and Western) Railroad.
Amelia County is located in a small Central Virginia tornado alley and has had numerous tornado touchdowns. Tornadoes of note include the twister of April 30, 1924, which killed one person and injured seven others. Traveling from Jetersville to Chula, it destroyed seven homes in Maplewood and then passed east of the courthouse area.[7]
In 1993 the Maplewood Recycling and Waste Disposal Facility opened, replacing the previous county-operated landfill. The complex, with entrance from Maplewood Road west of Buckskin Creek Road, currently covers a total area of 794 acres,[8] more than one square mile. In the aftermath of the 2014 coal-ash spill in Eden, North Carolina, Duke Energy shipped a portion of the remaining coal ash from its containment pond at the Dan River Steam Station in Eden via rail to the Maplewood facility.[9]
References
- ^ Stewart, John. "Milepost 40.0: Maplewood", Jefferson Davis's Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee's Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and the Historians' Frauds. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Virginia, US Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 232, Series F: Geography, 40, page 96. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Hingley, Audrey T. "Jetersville: An oasis of calm amid encroaching development". "Crossroads", Cooperative Living Magazine, October 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/2944/2019-09-24_front-of-rail-map_print-final.pdf. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Lee's Retreat", Virginia marker M-12, The Historical Marker Database, J.J. Prats, editor and publisher, Powell, Ohio. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Marker Online Database Search, Marker M-12, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Bill Sammler (July 1, 2008). "Tornado History". Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)-Vaemergency.gov. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Getting to Know Your Maplewood Landfill", Amelia County Department of Environmental Management, May 24, 2021. Amelia County, Virginia, official government website. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Maplewood Recycling and Waste Disposal Facility in Amelia County", Virginia Places, Charles A. Grymes. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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