Heathsville, Virginia

Heathsville
The village green, from the porch of the Northumberland County Courthouse
The village green, from the porch of the Northumberland County Courthouse
Heathsville is located in Virginia
Heathsville
Heathsville
Location within the state of Virginia
Heathsville is located in the United States
Heathsville
Heathsville
Heathsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°55′3″N 76°28′20″W / 37.91750°N 76.47222°W / 37.91750; -76.47222
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNorthumberland
Population
 (2020)
 • Total136
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
22473
Area code804

Heathsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. Heathsville is in the easternmost county of the Northern Neck of Virginia,[1] which was the birthplace of three of the first five Presidents of the United States - George Washington, James Madison, and James Monroe. It is the county seat of Northumberland County, and has housed four county courthouses since the first was built in 1663.

It is also home to numerous historical home sites, some dating to the late 18th century.[2][3] The Heathsville Historic District, Coan Baptist Church, Howland Chapel School, Kirkland Grove Campground, Rice's Hotel, Oakley, St. Stephen's Church, Sunnyside, and The Academy are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Heathsville is named after lawyer and politician John Heath.[4]

The population as of the 2020 Census was 136.[5] It is located on U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) west of Reedville and east of Warsaw.

  1. ^ "The County". March 21, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Historic Heathsville". Historic Heathsville. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Historic Heathsville Walking Tour brochure
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2023.