Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia

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Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia
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Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°35′03″N78°22′29″W / 37.58417°N 78.37472°W / 37.58417; -78.37472
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buckingham
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 434
GNIS ID 1493018 [1]

Gravel Hill is an unincorporated community in Buckingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

The Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gravel Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.