Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Cartersville, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°40′03″N 78°05′18″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Cumberland |
Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | Area code |
GNIS ID | 1492721[1] |
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Cartersville formed around the James River and Kanawha Canal. An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church, several stores, and about 50 dwellings."[2]
A number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places are located in and around Cartersville; among these are the plantation house Ampthill, the Cartersville Bridge, Hamilton High School, and Morven, an historic home, as well as the Cartersville Historic District.