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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="سوت بوزتون، ویرجینیا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سوت بوزتون، ویرجینیا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginia)" title="South Boston (Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="South Boston (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virg%C3%ADnia)" title="South Boston (Virgínia) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="South Boston (Virgínia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(lungsod)" title="South Boston (lungsod) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="South Boston (lungsod)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston,_Virginia" title="South Boston, Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="South Boston, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginia)" title="South Boston (Virginia) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="South Boston (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginia)" title="South Boston (Virginia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="South Boston (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="بوستون جنوبی، ویرجینیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بوستون جنوبی، ویرجینیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginie)" title="South Boston (Virginie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="South Boston (Virginie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston,_Vijini" title="South Boston, Vijini – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="South Boston, Vijini" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginia)" title="South Boston (Virginia) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="South Boston (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston_(Virginia)" title="South Boston (Virginia) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="South Boston (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%82-%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Саут-Бостон (Виргини) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Саут-Бостон (Виргини)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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.ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">South Boston, Virginia</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Town</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SouthBostonVirginia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South Boston Historic District"><img alt="South Boston Historic District" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SouthBostonVirginia.jpg/250px-SouthBostonVirginia.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°42′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">78°54′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.70778°N 78.90333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.70778; -78.90333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of counties in Virginia">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Edward Owens</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">13.15 sq mi (34.07 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">13.06 sq mi (33.83 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.09 sq mi (0.24 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">430 ft (130 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,966</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">605.57/sq mi (233.81/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">24592</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_434" title="Area code 434">434</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">51-73712<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1501641<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.southboston.com">www<wbr />.southboston<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>South Boston</b>, formerly <b>Boyd's Ferry</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a town in <a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census,<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> down from 8,491 at the 2000 census. It is the most populous town in Halifax County. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for South Boston, Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1992 United States presidential election in Virginia">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,435 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.05%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,051 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.12% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">271 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1988 United States presidential election in Virginia">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,694 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.05%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">936 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1984 United States presidential election in Virginia">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,899 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.64%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">974 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.67% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.69% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1980 United States presidential election in Virginia">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,615 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">971 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.66% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">63 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1976 United States presidential election in Virginia">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,389 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,001 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">48 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.97% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1972 United States presidential election in Virginia">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,865 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.59%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">709 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.22% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1968 United States presidential election in Virginia">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,298 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.17%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">620 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">669 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">25.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1964 United States presidential election in Virginia">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,206 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.44%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">636 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in Virginia">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">807 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.70%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">477 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.23% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>On December 8, 1796, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a> authorized eight commissioners to establish at Boyd's Ferry on the south side of the <a href="/wiki/Dan_River" title="Dan River">Dan River</a> the town of South Boston, named for <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>. Because this site proved vulnerable to flooding, it was eventually abandoned in favor of a new settlement on the north side. By the 1850s the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_and_Danville_Railroad" title="Richmond and Danville Railroad">Richmond and Danville Railroad</a> passed through South Boston, which eventually developed into an important market for brightleaf tobacco. In 1884 it was incorporated as a town; in 1960 it became an <a href="/wiki/Independent_city" title="Independent city">independent city</a>; and in 1995 it made history by being the first city in Virginia to revert to town status and rejoined Halifax County. </p><p>Within the town limits <a href="/wiki/Berry_Hill_Plantation" title="Berry Hill Plantation">Berry Hill Plantation</a>, <a href="/wiki/E._L._Evans_House" title="E. L. Evans House">E. L. Evans House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Site" title="Reedy Creek Site">Reedy Creek Site</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Boston_Historic_District" title="South Boston Historic District">South Boston Historic District</a>, are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fourqurean_House" title="Fourqurean House">Fourqurean House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glennmary" title="Glennmary">Glennmary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glenwood_(South_Boston,_Virginia)" title="Glenwood (South Boston, Virginia)">Glenwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarover" title="Tarover">Tarover</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seaton_(South_Boston,_Virginia)" title="Seaton (South Boston, Virginia)">Seaton</a> are nearby. </p><p>South Boston was home to the National Tobacco Festival (a typically three day annual festival held every Fall) from its inception in 1935 to 1941, when it was suspended during World War II. In 1948, the festival was moved to <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> when it outgrew the town. It was held in Richmond until 1984, when it was canceled due to rising production costs and decreased interest.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Boston was the second largest producer of tobacco in the United States until the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Boston is located south of the center of Halifax County at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=South_Boston,_Virginia&params=36_42_28_N_78_54_12_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°42′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">78°54′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.70778°N 78.90333°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.70778; -78.90333</span></span></span></a></span></span> (36.707722, −78.903388).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is bordered to the south by the unincorporated community of <a href="/wiki/Riverdale,_Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Riverdale, Halifax County, Virginia">Riverdale</a>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501" title="U.S. Route 501">U.S. Route 501</a> passes through the center of the town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Virginia" title="Halifax, Virginia">Halifax</a>, the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a>, and south 23 miles (37 km) to <a href="/wiki/Roxboro,_North_Carolina" title="Roxboro, North Carolina">Roxboro, North Carolina</a>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_360" title="U.S. Route 360">U.S. Route 360</a> crosses the southeast corner of the town limits, leading northeast 37 miles (60 km) to <a href="/wiki/Keysville,_Virginia" title="Keysville, Virginia">Keysville</a> and west 31 miles (50 km) to <a href="/wiki/Danville,_Virginia" title="Danville, Virginia">Danville</a>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_58" title="U.S. Route 58">U.S. Route 58</a> passes through the southernmost part of South Boston with US 360, leading west with it to Danville but running east 48 miles (77 km) to <a href="/wiki/South_Hill,_Virginia" title="South Hill, Virginia">South Hill</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, South Boston has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.1 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 13.1 square miles (33.8 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.74%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Dan_River" title="Dan River">Dan River</a>, a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_River" title="Roanoke River">Roanoke River</a>, flows to the east along the southern edge of the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for South Boston, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1977–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.7<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.0<br />(12.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.9<br />(16.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.7<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.2<br />(30.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.0<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.3<br />(31.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.6<br />(28.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.8<br />(22.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.6<br />(17.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.8<br />(12.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8811; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71.1<br />(21.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.6<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.1<br />(5.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.1<br />(8.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.5<br />(14.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.0<br />(18.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.3<br />(23.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.7<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.1<br />(25.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.8<br />(21.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.3<br />(15.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.6<br />(9.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.6<br />(5.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">58.5<br />(14.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(−3.1) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(−2.1) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.2<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.4<br />(11.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.5<br />(16.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.4<br />(19.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.9<br />(18.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.0<br />(15.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.7<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.7<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.3<br />(−1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D2; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.8<br />(7.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7<br />(−22) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(−17) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−7<br />(−22) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.56<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #84FF84; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.95<br />(75) </td> <td style="background: #67FF67; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.03<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.67<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #5BFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.35<br />(110) </td> <td style="background: #40FF40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.88<br />(124) </td> <td style="background: #67FF67; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.01<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #6EFF6E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.82<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #47FF47; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.69<br />(119) </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.43<br />(87) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.40<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.58<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #6AFF6A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46.37<br />(1,178) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(7.6) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.5<br />(14) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">116.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-nws_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nws-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/US_58.svg/24px-US_58.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/US_58.svg/36px-US_58.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/US_58.svg/48px-US_58.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_58_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 58 in Virginia">US 58</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/US_360.svg/30px-US_360.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/US_360.svg/45px-US_360.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/US_360.svg/60px-US_360.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_360_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 360 in Virginia">US 360</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/30px-US_501.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/45px-US_501.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/US_501.svg/60px-US_501.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 501 in Virginia">US 501</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Virginia_34.svg/24px-Virginia_34.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Virginia_34.svg/36px-Virginia_34.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Virginia_34.svg/48px-Virginia_34.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_34" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia State Route 34">SR 34</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Virginia_129.svg/30px-Virginia_129.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Virginia_129.svg/45px-Virginia_129.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Virginia_129.svg/60px-Virginia_129.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_129" title="Virginia State Route 129">SR 129</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>1,789</td><td></td><td>445.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,851</td><td></td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>3,516</td><td></td><td>90.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>4,338</td><td></td><td>23.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>4,841</td><td></td><td>11.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>5,252</td><td></td><td>8.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>6,057</td><td></td><td>15.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>5,974</td><td></td><td>−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>6,889</td><td></td><td>15.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>7,093</td><td></td><td>3.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>6,997</td><td></td><td>−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>8,491</td><td></td><td>21.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>8,142</td><td></td><td>−4.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>7,966</td><td></td><td>−2.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the census<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 8,491 people, 3,502 households, and 2,185 families residing in the town. The population density was 694.7 people per square mile (268.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,946 housing units at an average density of 322.8 per square mile (124.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 50.63% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 47.25% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.21% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.48% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.51% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.92% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.45% of the population. </p><p>There were 3,502 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90. </p><p>In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 73.4 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the town was $25,964, and the median income for a family was $34,848. Males had a median income of $28,212 versus $20,371 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,872. About 15.3% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_Places">Notable Places</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable Places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_Higher_Ed_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern Virginia Higher Ed Center (page does not exist)">Southern Virginia Higher Ed Center</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jeffress" title="Jeremy Jeffress">Jeremy Jeffress</a>, former pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tucker_(baseball)" title="Michael Tucker (baseball)">Michael Tucker</a>, Major League Baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Tuck" title="William M. Tuck">William M. Tuck</a>, 55th Governor of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, born in <a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax County, Virginia</a> and rests in South Boston.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_B._Scates" title="Walter B. Scates">Walter B. Scates</a>, Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Illinois" title="Supreme Court of Illinois">Illinois Supreme Court</a> and Illinois Attorney General, born in South Boston</li> <li>Burton Family of <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a>, both brothers, are from South Boston and prepared for their racing career at <a href="/wiki/South_Boston_Speedway" title="South Boston Speedway">South Boston Speedway</a>. Their children <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb</a> (Ward) and <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Burton" title="Harrison Burton">Harrison</a> (Jeff) are from the city as well.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> player <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Davis_(American_football)" title="Tyrone Davis (American football)">Tyrone Davis</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> is from South Boston.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Llewellyn_(photographer)" title="Robert Llewellyn (photographer)">Robert Llewellyn</a>, born December 29, 1945, in <a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke, Virginia</a>, is a professional photographer who grew up in South Boston and now lives in <a href="/wiki/Earlysville,_Virginia" title="Earlysville, Virginia">Earlysville, Virginia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Slice" title="Grandmaster Slice">Grandmaster Slice</a>, American hip-hop musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Vanney" title="Greg Vanney">Greg Vanney</a>, former professional soccer player and head coach of the <a href="/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._C._Waldrep" title="G. C. Waldrep">G. C. Waldrep</a>, poet and historian, was born and raised in South Boston.</li> <li>Olympic high jumper <a href="/wiki/Tisha_Waller" title="Tisha Waller">Tisha Waller</a> is from South Boston.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Blackton" title="Jay Blackton">Jay Blackton</a>, who won an Academy Award for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma!_(1955_film)" title="Oklahoma! (1955 film)">Oklahoma!</a></i>, is buried in South Boston.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Garrett" title="Colin Garrett">Colin Garrett</a>, racing driver</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_counties,_cities,_and_towns_of_Virginia" title="List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia">List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_51.txt">"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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United States Census Bureau</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Boston,_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.southboston.com">Town of South Boston official website</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gohalifaxva.com">Halifax County Department of Tourism</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517134535/http://www.gohalifaxva.com/index.php/History.html">History of Halifax County & South Boston</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sovanow.com/index.php?"><i>South Boston News & Record</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external 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class="mw-redirect" title="Town (Virginia)">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Virginia" title="Clarksville, Virginia">Clarksville</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Virginia" title="Halifax, Virginia">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottsburg,_Virginia" title="Scottsburg, Virginia">Scottsburg</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgilina,_Virginia" title="Virgilina, Virginia">Virgilina</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Virginia highlighting Halifax County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Halifax_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Halifax_County.svg.png" decoding="async" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Road,_Virginia" title="Mountain Road, Virginia">Mountain Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathalie,_Virginia" title="Nathalie, Virginia">Nathalie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverdale,_Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Riverdale, Halifax County, Virginia">Riverdale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Virginia" title="Alton, Virginia">Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Hill,_Virginia" title="Crystal Hill, Virginia">Crystal Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingram,_Virginia" title="Ingram, Virginia">Ingram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway_(near_Buffalo_Springs),_Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Midway (near Buffalo Springs), Halifax County, Virginia">Midway (near Buffalo Springs)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midway_(near_Scottsburg),_Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Midway (near Scottsburg), Halifax County, Virginia">Midway (near Scottsburg)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paces,_Virginia" title="Paces, Virginia">Paces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Hill,_Virginia" title="Vernon Hill, Virginia">Vernon Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Virginia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Virginia (state)"><span>Virginia portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Virginia&#124;link=Virginia_Towns_in_Virginia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Virginia_towns" title="Template:Virginia towns"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Virginia_towns" title="Template talk:Virginia towns"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Virginia_towns" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Virginia towns"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Virginia&#124;link=Virginia_Towns_in_Virginia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia"><img alt="Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_Virginia" title="List of towns in Virginia">Towns in Virginia</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abingdon,_Virginia" title="Abingdon, Virginia">Abingdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Accomac,_Virginia" title="Accomac, Virginia">Accomac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberta,_Virginia" title="Alberta, Virginia">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altavista,_Virginia" title="Altavista, Virginia">Altavista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_Virginia" title="Amherst, Virginia">Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appalachia,_Virginia" title="Appalachia, Virginia">Appalachia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appomattox,_Virginia" title="Appomattox, Virginia">Appomattox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Virginia" title="Ashland, Virginia">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Virginia" title="Bedford, Virginia">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Haven,_Accomack_County,_Virginia" title="Belle Haven, Accomack County, Virginia">Belle Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berryville,_Virginia" title="Berryville, Virginia">Berryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia" title="Blacksburg, Virginia">Blacksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone,_Virginia" title="Blackstone, Virginia">Blackstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloxom,_Virginia" title="Bloxom, Virginia">Bloxom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_Virginia" title="Bluefield, Virginia">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boones_Mill,_Virginia" title="Boones Mill, Virginia">Boones Mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Virginia" title="Bowling Green, Virginia">Bowling Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyce,_Virginia" title="Boyce, Virginia">Boyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boydton,_Virginia" title="Boydton, Virginia">Boydton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boykins,_Virginia" title="Boykins, Virginia">Boykins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branchville,_Virginia" title="Branchville, Virginia">Branchville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_Virginia" title="Bridgewater, Virginia">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway,_Virginia" title="Broadway, Virginia">Broadway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brodnax,_Virginia" title="Brodnax, Virginia">Brodnax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookneal,_Virginia" title="Brookneal, Virginia">Brookneal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buchanan,_Virginia" title="Buchanan, Virginia">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkeville,_Virginia" title="Burkeville, Virginia">Burkeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Charles,_Virginia" title="Cape Charles, Virginia">Cape Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capron,_Virginia" title="Capron, Virginia">Capron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Bluff,_Virginia" title="Cedar Bluff, Virginia">Cedar Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Court_House,_Virginia" title="Charlotte Court House, Virginia">Charlotte Court House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_City,_Virginia" title="Chase City, Virginia">Chase City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham,_Virginia" title="Chatham, Virginia">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheriton,_Virginia" title="Cheriton, Virginia">Cheriton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilhowie,_Virginia" title="Chilhowie, Virginia">Chilhowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chincoteague,_Virginia" title="Chincoteague, Virginia">Chincoteague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christiansburg,_Virginia" title="Christiansburg, Virginia">Christiansburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont,_Virginia" title="Claremont, Virginia">Claremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Virginia" title="Clarksville, Virginia">Clarksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Virginia" title="Cleveland, Virginia">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton,_Virginia" title="Clifton, Virginia">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Forge,_Virginia" title="Clifton Forge, Virginia">Clifton Forge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinchco,_Virginia" title="Clinchco, Virginia">Clinchco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinchport,_Virginia" title="Clinchport, Virginia">Clinchport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clintwood,_Virginia" title="Clintwood, Virginia">Clintwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coeburn,_Virginia" title="Coeburn, Virginia">Coeburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Beach,_Virginia" title="Colonial Beach, Virginia">Colonial Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtland,_Virginia" title="Courtland, Virginia">Courtland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigsville,_Virginia" title="Craigsville, Virginia">Craigsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crewe,_Virginia" title="Crewe, Virginia">Crewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culpeper,_Virginia" title="Culpeper, Virginia">Culpeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damascus,_Virginia" title="Damascus, Virginia">Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Virginia" title="Dayton, Virginia">Dayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dendron,_Virginia" title="Dendron, Virginia">Dendron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dillwyn,_Virginia" title="Dillwyn, Virginia">Dillwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drakes_Branch,_Virginia" title="Drakes Branch, Virginia">Drakes Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dublin,_Virginia" title="Dublin, Virginia">Dublin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duffield,_Virginia" title="Duffield, Virginia">Duffield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumfries,_Virginia" title="Dumfries, Virginia">Dumfries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungannon,_Virginia" title="Dungannon, Virginia">Dungannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastville,_Virginia" title="Eastville, Virginia">Eastville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburg,_Virginia" title="Edinburg, Virginia">Edinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkton,_Virginia" title="Elkton, Virginia">Elkton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exmore,_Virginia" title="Exmore, Virginia">Exmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmville,_Virginia" title="Farmville, Virginia">Farmville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fincastle,_Virginia" title="Fincastle, Virginia">Fincastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd,_Virginia" title="Floyd, Virginia">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fries,_Virginia" title="Fries, Virginia">Fries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Front_Royal,_Virginia" title="Front Royal, Virginia">Front Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gate_City,_Virginia" title="Gate City, Virginia">Gate City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glade_Spring,_Virginia" title="Glade Spring, Virginia">Glade Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_Virginia" title="Glasgow, Virginia">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Lyn,_Virginia" title="Glen Lyn, Virginia">Glen Lyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordonsville,_Virginia" title="Gordonsville, Virginia">Gordonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goshen,_Virginia" title="Goshen, Virginia">Goshen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretna,_Virginia" title="Gretna, Virginia">Gretna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grottoes,_Virginia" title="Grottoes, Virginia">Grottoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grundy,_Virginia" title="Grundy, Virginia">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Virginia" title="Halifax, Virginia">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallwood,_Virginia" title="Hallwood, Virginia">Hallwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haymarket,_Virginia" title="Haymarket, Virginia">Haymarket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haysi,_Virginia" title="Haysi, Virginia">Haysi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herndon,_Virginia" title="Herndon, Virginia">Herndon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsville,_Virginia" title="Hillsville, Virginia">Hillsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honaker,_Virginia" title="Honaker, Virginia">Honaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurt,_Virginia" title="Hurt, Virginia">Hurt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Virginia" title="Independence, Virginia">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Gate,_Virginia" title="Iron Gate, Virginia">Iron Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvington,_Virginia" title="Irvington, Virginia">Irvington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivor,_Virginia" title="Ivor, Virginia">Ivor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarratt,_Virginia" title="Jarratt, Virginia">Jarratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonesville,_Virginia" title="Jonesville, Virginia">Jonesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keller,_Virginia" title="Keller, Virginia">Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenbridge,_Virginia" title="Kenbridge, Virginia">Kenbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keysville,_Virginia" title="Keysville, Virginia">Keysville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock,_Virginia" title="Kilmarnock, Virginia">Kilmarnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Crosse,_Virginia" title="La Crosse, Virginia">La Crosse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrenceville,_Virginia" title="Lawrenceville, Virginia">Lawrenceville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Virginia" title="Lebanon, Virginia">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia">Leesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa,_Virginia" title="Louisa, Virginia">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovettsville,_Virginia" title="Lovettsville, Virginia">Lovettsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luray,_Virginia" title="Luray, Virginia">Luray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Virginia" title="Madison, Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_Virginia" title="Marion, Virginia">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKenney,_Virginia" title="McKenney, Virginia">McKenney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melfa,_Virginia" title="Melfa, Virginia">Melfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleburg,_Virginia" title="Middleburg, Virginia">Middleburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Virginia" title="Middletown, Virginia">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral,_Virginia" title="Mineral, Virginia">Mineral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monterey,_Virginia" title="Monterey, Virginia">Monterey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montross,_Virginia" title="Montross, Virginia">Montross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Crawford,_Virginia" title="Mount Crawford, Virginia">Mount Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Jackson,_Virginia" title="Mount Jackson, Virginia">Mount Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narrows,_Virginia" title="Narrows, Virginia">Narrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nassawadox,_Virginia" title="Nassawadox, Virginia">Nassawadox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Castle,_Virginia" title="New Castle, Virginia">New Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Market,_Virginia" title="New Market, Virginia">New Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newsoms,_Virginia" title="Newsoms, Virginia">Newsoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelsville,_Virginia" title="Nickelsville, Virginia">Nickelsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occoquan,_Virginia" title="Occoquan, Virginia">Occoquan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onancock,_Virginia" title="Onancock, Virginia">Onancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onley,_Virginia" title="Onley, Virginia">Onley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange,_Virginia" title="Orange, Virginia">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Painter,_Virginia" title="Painter, Virginia">Painter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamplin_City,_Virginia" title="Pamplin City, Virginia">Pamplin City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parksley,_Virginia" title="Parksley, Virginia">Parksley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearisburg,_Virginia" title="Pearisburg, Virginia">Pearisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke,_Virginia" title="Pembroke, Virginia">Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennington_Gap,_Virginia" title="Pennington Gap, Virginia">Pennington Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phenix,_Virginia" title="Phenix, Virginia">Phenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocahontas,_Virginia" title="Pocahontas, Virginia">Pocahontas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Royal,_Virginia" title="Port Royal, Virginia">Port Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pound,_Virginia" title="Pound, Virginia">Pound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski,_Virginia" title="Pulaski, Virginia">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purcellville,_Virginia" title="Purcellville, Virginia">Purcellville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quantico,_Virginia" title="Quantico, Virginia">Quantico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remington,_Virginia" title="Remington, Virginia">Remington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Creek,_Virginia" title="Rich Creek, Virginia">Rich Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richlands,_Virginia" title="Richlands, Virginia">Richlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgeway,_Virginia" title="Ridgeway, Virginia">Ridgeway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_Virginia" title="Rocky Mount, Virginia">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Hill,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia">Round Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_Retreat,_Virginia" title="Rural Retreat, Virginia">Rural Retreat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Virginia" title="St. Paul, Virginia">St. Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltville,_Virginia" title="Saltville, Virginia">Saltville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saxis,_Virginia" title="Saxis, Virginia">Saxis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottsburg,_Virginia" title="Scottsburg, Virginia">Scottsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottsville,_Virginia" title="Scottsville, Virginia">Scottsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah,_Virginia" title="Shenandoah, Virginia">Shenandoah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Virginia" title="Smithfield, Virginia">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Hill,_Virginia" title="South Hill, Virginia">South Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanardsville,_Virginia" title="Stanardsville, Virginia">Stanardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley,_Virginia" title="Stanley, Virginia">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephens_City,_Virginia" title="Stephens City, Virginia">Stephens City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stony_Creek,_Virginia" title="Stony Creek, Virginia">Stony Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strasburg,_Virginia" title="Strasburg, Virginia">Strasburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart,_Virginia" title="Stuart, Virginia">Stuart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surry,_Virginia" title="Surry, Virginia">Surry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangier,_Virginia" title="Tangier, Virginia">Tangier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tappahannock,_Virginia" title="Tappahannock, Virginia">Tappahannock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazewell,_Virginia" title="Tazewell, Virginia">Tazewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Plains,_Virginia" title="The Plains, Virginia">The Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timberville,_Virginia" title="Timberville, Virginia">Timberville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toms_Brook,_Virginia" title="Toms Brook, Virginia">Toms Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troutdale,_Virginia" title="Troutdale, Virginia">Troutdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troutville,_Virginia" title="Troutville, Virginia">Troutville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urbanna,_Virginia" title="Urbanna, Virginia">Urbanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Virginia" title="Victoria, Virginia">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna,_Virginia" title="Vienna, Virginia">Vienna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinton,_Virginia" title="Vinton, Virginia">Vinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgilina,_Virginia" title="Virgilina, Virginia">Virgilina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wachapreague,_Virginia" title="Wachapreague, Virginia">Wachapreague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_Virginia" title="Wakefield, Virginia">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrenton,_Virginia" title="Warrenton, Virginia">Warrenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_Virginia" title="Warsaw, Virginia">Warsaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_Virginia" title="Washington, Virginia">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverly,_Virginia" title="Waverly, Virginia">Waverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weber_City,_Virginia" title="Weber City, Virginia">Weber City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Point,_Virginia" title="West Point, Virginia">West Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Stone,_Virginia" title="White Stone, Virginia">White Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windsor,_Virginia" title="Windsor, Virginia">Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodstock,_Virginia" title="Woodstock, Virginia">Woodstock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wytheville,_Virginia" title="Wytheville, Virginia">Wytheville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    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