Kingsville, Virginia

Kingsville is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. It sits on the intersection of VA 133 and US 15[1]

Kingsville
Kingsville is located in Virginia
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Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Kingsville is located in the United States
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Kingsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°14′46″N 78°26′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPrince Edward
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Historical Significance

  • Before the American Revolution, Kingsville was the site of "King's Tavern."
  • The British cavalryman, Banastre Tarleton, raiding, camped in Kingsville in 1781, in the same year sick and wounded French soldiers were brought to this Kingsville from Yorktown. Seventy of them are buried in Kingsville.
  • Kingsville is the site of the colonial church of which Archibald McRoberts was minister.

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