Skipwith, Virginia

Skipwith, Virginia
Skipwith Grocery
Skipwith Grocery
Skipwith, Virginia is located in Virginia
Skipwith, Virginia
Location of Skipwith in Virginia
Skipwith, Virginia is located in the United States
Skipwith, Virginia
Skipwith, Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°41′40″N 78°29′27″W / 36.69444°N 78.49083°W / 36.69444; -78.49083
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMecklenburg
Elevation456 ft (139 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23968
Area code434
FIPS code51117
GNIS feature ID1477137[1]
Other nameFive Forks[1]
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Skipwith is an unincorporated community in old Bluestone Township, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It is located between Chase City and Clarksville, west-northwest of the county seat at Boydton. The community was named for local members of the Skipwith family, related to colonial Virginia Skipwith families which began arriving from English baronial estates in the 1650s. The surname Skipwith is derived from Old English "sceap" (sheep) and Old Norse "vath" (ford or wading place). One ancient Skipwith coat of arms is blazoned "Argent, three bars Gules, in chief a greyhound courant Sable."

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skipwith, Virginia. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.
  2. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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