Cumberland State Forest | |
Iucn Category: | vi |
Location: | Cumberland County and Buckingham County, VA USA |
Nearest City: | Cumberland, VA |
Coordinates: | 37°N -78°W |
Area Acre: | 16169 |
Established: | 1939 |
Governing Body: | Virginia Department of Forestry |
Cumberland State Forest is a Virginia state forest located in the piedmont of the state, in Cumberland and Buckingham counties. The 16169acres forest borders the Willis River. Within its confines may be found Bear Creek Lake State Park and a small family cemetery containing the grave of Charles Irving Thornton; the grave marker, with its inscription by Charles Dickens, is on the National Register of Historic Places.