Maplewood, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, the county seat, 4 miles northeast) and 23083 (Jetersville). The nearest volunteer fire station is Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3, at Jetersville, just over 2 miles southwest.
Maplewood, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37.31554°N 78.04884°W / 37.31554; -78.04884 | |
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 |
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]