List of places in Charles City County, Virginia

{{Short description|CDPs and unincorporated communities}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}}

This is a '''list of places in Charles City County, Virginia'''. Charles City County is located in the Richmond region.{{Maplink|type=named|frame=yes}}

== Census-designated places ==

=== Charles City ===  thumb|Charles City, 2017, showing the Confederate monument and the historic courthouse '''Charles City''' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-31}}</ref> It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles City CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5114904|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

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 {{coord|37|20|37|N|77|4|16|W|region:US-VA_type:city|name=Charles City}}.

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 {{convert|30|mi}} southeast of Richmond, {{convert|17|mi}} east of Hopewell, {{convert|23|mi}} west of Williamsburg, and about {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of the James River.

Charles City was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 US census.<ref name="2010CensusVA" /> ==== 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1499786|title=Nance, Virginia}}</ref> {{US Census population | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusVA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align-fn = center | 2010 = 133 | 2020 = 104 | estyear = | estimate = | estref = }}

==== 2020 census ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Charles City CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479478|title=Rustic, Virginia}}</ref> !Pop 2020<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5114904&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1478146|title=Barnetts}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|22|02|N|77|09|28|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Barnetts}}.

=== 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|date=January 2026}}

The community is located at {{Coord|37|22|10.2|N|76|59|21.1|W|name=Binns Hall}}.

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|date=January 2026}}

=== Blanks Store ===

'''Blanks Store''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

The community is located at {{coord|37|18|31|N|76|56|15|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Blanks Store}}.

=== Ednas Mill ===

'''Ednas Mill''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1499379|title=Ednas Mill}}</ref>

The community is located at{{coord|37|27|26|N|77|07|48|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Ednas Mill}}.

=== Granville ===

'''Granville''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1499485|title=Granville, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at{{coord|37|22|56|N|77|14|29|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Granville}}.

=== Greenway ===

'''Greenway''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1493037|title=Greenway, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|20|28|N|77|04|54|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Greenway}}.

=== Harrisons Landing ===

'''Harrisons Landing''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|1477479|Holdcroft}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|18|49|N|77|10|47|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Harrisons Landing}}.

=== 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|date=January 2026}}

The community is located at {{coord|37|21|56|N|76|56|06|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Holdcroft}}.

Piney Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

=== Kennon ===

'''Kennon''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1478050|title=Kennon, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|18|39|N|76|59|38|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Kennon}}.

=== Kimages ===

'''Kimages''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1478888|title=Kimages, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{Coord|37|21|10|N|77|11|40|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Kimages}}.

=== Milton ===

'''Milton''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1493297|title=Milton, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|18|27|N|77|01|28|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Milton}}

=== Montpelier ===

'''Montpelier''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia{{Dubious|date=January 2026}}, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479118|title=Montpelier, Charles City County, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|22|36|N|77|09|34|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Montpelier}}.

=== Mount Airy === '''Mount Airy''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1493315|title=Mount Airy, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|21|05|N|76|55|05|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=}}.

=== Nance ===

'''Nance''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1499786|title=Nance, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|27|41|N|77|07|39|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Nance}}.

=== New Hope ===

'''New Hope''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1493342|title=New Hope, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|20|29|N|77|03|41|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=New Hope}}.

=== Rolands Mill ===

'''Rolands Mill''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1499984|title=Rolands Mill, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|19|48|N|77|10|53|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Rolands Mill}}.

=== The Row ===

'''The Row''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1491091|title=The Row, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|15|34|N|76|58|01|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=The Row}}.

=== Roxbury ===

'''Roxbury''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479471|title=Roxbury, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{Coord|37|27|54|N|77|08|27|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Roxbury}}.

=== Rustic ===

'''Rustic''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479478|title=Rustic, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|17|30|N|76|56|01|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Rustic}}.

=== Ruthville ===

'''Ruthville''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.

The community is located at {{Coord|37|22|03|N|77|02|28|W|type:city_region:US-VA|name=Ruthville}}.

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.<ref name="Marker">{{cite web |title=Charles City County Historical Markers: Ruthville |url=http://www.charlescity.org/historical-markers-county.shtml |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230140136/http://www.charlescity.org/historical-markers-county.shtml |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |access-date=June 2, 2025 |website=Web Archive}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Marker" />

In 1901, the first Black co-op based on the Rochdale Principles was established in Ruthville.<ref>{{cite web |last=Luna |first=Mira |date=July 31, 2024 |title=How to start a worker co-op |url=https://www.shareable.net/how-to-start-a-worker-co-op/ |access-date=Jun 2, 2025 |website=sharable}}</ref> "Community cooperation" was and is very important in this "sparsely populated and overwhelmingly rural" area.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Craig |first=John M. |year=1987 |title=Community Cooperation in Ruthville, Virginia 1900-1930 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/274777 |journal=Phylon |volume=48 |pages=132-140 |doi=10.2307/274777 |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 2, 2025 |number=2}}</ref>

=== Sandybottom ===

'''Sandybottom''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479550|title=Sandybottom, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|24|48|N|77|02|40|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Sandybottom}}.

=== Tettington ===

'''Tettington''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479715|title=Tettington, Virginia}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37.2456|-76.9438|name=Tettingon}}.

=== Wayside ===

'''Wayside''' is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1479840|title=Wayside, Virginia|date=}}</ref>

The community is located at {{coord|37|22|21|N|77|11|41|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|name=Wayside}}.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{GeoGroup}}

=== Binns Hall ===

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002305/http://photos.historical-markers.org/v/virginia/va-charlescity/164_6428.jpg.html?g2_enterAlbum=0%2FBinns Hall Historic Highway Marker]

=== Ruthville ===

* [https://www.elambaptistchurch1810.org/ Elam Baptist Church], an historic, 165 year old religious building in Ruthville * [https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi01271.xml 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. * [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/sources.asp?b=Franklin_Alexander_Quincy_1852-1924 Franklin Quincy papers], also at the Library of Virginia {{Charles City County, Virginia}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia