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It is located near Midlothian, Virginia at the southern terminus of the Powhite Parkway and is centered on the Swift Creek Reservoir. The Census Bureau defines it as a Census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 13,730 [ 1 ] as of 2020, slightly higher than its population in 2010 of 13,173.
Gills is a rural unincorporated community in Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia.It is located in Leigh District [2] around the intersections of SR 616 (S. Genito Road) with SR 657 (Selma Road), 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Nottoway county line.
SR 288 to I-64 / I-95 / US 60 / US 360 – Midlothian, Amelia, Chesterfield: Cloverleaf interchange Toll plaza 3.29: 5.29: SR 653 (Courthouse Road) Diamond interchange SR 955 (Arboretum Parkway) Westbound exit and entrance: Bon Air: 6.36: 10.24: US 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) – Midlothian, Richmond: Cloverleaf interchange: 8.78: 14.13
Coal mining in the Midlothian area of Chesterfield County began in the 18th century. Around 1701, French Huguenot settlers to the area discovered coal. In a 1709 diary entry William Byrd II , the wealthy planter who had purchased 344 acres (1.4 km 2 ) of land in the area, noted that "the coaler found the coal mine very good and sufficient to ...
Midlothian (/ m ɪ d ˈ l oʊ θ i ə n / mid-LOH-thee-ən) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, U.S. Settled as a coal town, Midlothian village experienced suburbanization effects and is now part of the western suburbs of Richmond, Virginia south of the James River in the Greater Richmond Region. [4]
Location of Powhatan County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Powhatan County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States.
The state highway runs 13.13 miles (21.13 km) from U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Midlothian east to US 60 in Richmond. In various places, it is known as Huguenot Road, River Road, Cary Street Road and Main Street. SR 147 connects Midlothian with the West End of Richmond via the Huguenot Memorial Bridge across the James River.
Genito is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. References. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System ...