Disputanta, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°7′28″N 77°13′33″W / 37.12444°N 77.22583°W / 37.12444; -77.22583
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Disputanta
ZIP codes
23842
GNIS ID1492869[1]

Disputanta is an

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The postal ZIP Code of Disputanta, Virginia is 23842. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 373.[2]

History

Popular legend has it that

Otelia Butler Mahone (1837–1911), traveled along the newly completed Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad naming stations. Otelia was reading Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. From his historical Scottish novels, Otelia chose the place names of Windsor and Waverly. She tapped the Scottish Clan "McIvor" for the name of Ivor, a small town in neighboring Southampton County.[3]

As they continued west, they reached a station just west of the Sussex County line in Prince George County where they could not agree on a suitable name from the books. Instead, they became creative, and according to the legend invented a new name in honor of their dispute.[4]

The N&P railroad was completed in 1858. William Mahone later became a

Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and was later elected to the United States Senate.[5][3]
A large portion of
U.S. Highway 460 between Petersburg and Suffolk is named General Mahone Highway in his honor.[4]

Disputanta was a thriving rail town for the first half of the twentieth century. It was an important stop for trains on the

diesel locomotives and ended passenger rail service, trains no longer stopped at Disputanta anymore and its population declined as rail workers left. Today the railroad depot and most of the businesses are long gone and the tiny community consists of approximately 75 homes, two churches, a fire station, a post office, a Dollar General store and an elementary school. A large Food Lion warehouse, an auto parts factory operated by Standard Motor Products, and a large truck stop are located just west of town along Highway 460 between Disputanta and New Bohemia
.

In the late 19th century, over 700

midwest sold their claims and moved back east and bought farms in Prince George. The area is still very rural and descendants of these Czech and Slovak immigrants continue to live in the area and farm the land around Disputanta.[8]

The historic Chester Plantation, located on U.S. Route 460 just west of Disputanta, and Cedar Ridge, located just east of Disputanta in Surry County, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]

Demographics

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Disputanta, Virginia
  2. ^ "Disputanta CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b MAHONE, William - Biographical Information
  4. ^
    The Virginian Pilot
    . Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "William Mahone". Lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "About NWHS Archives". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Cooper, Mason. "NWHS N&W Introduction". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Virginia CzechSlovak Heritage Society". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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