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Winterham is a mostly rural unincorporated community in central Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia, lying along US 360 at the northern terminus of SR 628. Its elevation is 338 feet (103 m) above sea level. Winterham is served by the volunteer fire department and post office at the county seat, Amelia Court House, approximately 3 miles southwest.
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Deep Creek is a 30.1-mile-long (48.4 km) tributary of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises in Nottoway County northwest of Crewe 0.5 miles west of State Route 49 and flows northeast into Amelia County. SR 153, crosses Deep Creek 3.66 mi southwest of the creek's mouth. Deep Creek joins the Appomattox River 23 miles (37 km) west of Petersburg.
Flat Creek is a 34.0-mile (54.7 km) right-bank tributary of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises just east of the town of Burkeville in Nottoway County and flows north into Amelia County, then northeast to join the Appomattox River just outside the village of Coverly 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Petersburg.
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Chula is a mostly rural unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Amelia County just west of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The town is located in Giles District, centered around the T-intersection of SR 636 and SR 740. Chula is just west of SR 604, which includes a short bypass segment built around the town in the late 20th century. The area is served by the post office 7 miles southwest at Amelia Court House, ZIP code 23002. The nearest fire station is Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Station 4, at Mattoax, 3 miles north.
Coverly is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The town is located on SR 631 off SR 604 at Coverly, a farm and historic home built in the 1830s, atop a hill with the Appomattox River to the east, Flat Creek to the south, and the Norfolk Southern Railway to the northwest. The railroad, originally the Richmond and Danville, crosses Route 631 between the village and Route 604. The community of Chula lies 2 miles southwest, and Mattoax and Masons Corner approximately 2 miles north. The area is served by the post office at Amelia Court House, the county seat, 8 miles southwest of Coverly, and by the volunteer fire department at Mattoax.
Fieldstown is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. St. John's Church is among one of many National Register of Historic Places listings located near Fieldstown.
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 and SR 640, just off the four-lane current US 360. Maplewood straddles the border between ZIP codes 23002 and 23083 (Jetersville). The nearest volunteer fire station is Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3, at Jetersville, just over 2 miles southwest.
Mattoax is an unincorporated community in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally it was located on the right bank of the Appomattox River.
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- ↑ Stewart, John (December 24, 2014). Jefferson Davis's Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee's Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and the Historians' Frauds. ISBN 9781476616407 . Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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