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Appomattox

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท VIRGINIA

A historical populated place in Appomattox County, Virginia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Appomattox
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Virginia
County
Appomattox County
USGS Map
Vera
Coordinates
37.3773671, -78.7964015
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GNIS Feature ID
1497235

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1497235. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Soils, Soils maps; various edition dates.
  • Text National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Names research conducted during the production of new or revised editions of NPS maps. Include year data was submitted to GNIS. Use code US-T156/YYYY/Name of Map.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.