Callao, Virginia

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Callao (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°58′09″N76°33′35″W / 37.96917°N 76.55972°W / 37.96917; -76.55972
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Northumberland
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1464259 [1]

Callao is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. [1] It is located on U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) northwest of Heathsville and east of Warsaw.

The name of the town was derived from the name of the first Postmaster, Jacob Callaway, in 1893. Callaway wanted the post office named after himself. However, there was already a town named Callaway in Virginia, so he dropped the "way" and added the "o". [2]

Wheatland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Callao". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  2. McKenney, Mike. Down Home in Calleo. Cooperative Living.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.