Little Richmond | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Carolina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Surry |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1110 |
Coordinates: | 36.2947°N -80.7575°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 28621 (Elkin) |
Area Code: | 336 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 988748 |
Little Richmond is an unincorporated community located in the Marsh Township of Surry County, North Carolina.
The community is centered on the intersection of North Carolina Highway 268 and Joe Layne Mill Road. Near this intersection are the Little Richmond Baptist Church, founded in 1872, and Little Richmond Cemetery. Other landmarks in the community include Little Richmond Primitive Baptist Church, New Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church and a C.C. Camp Volunteer Fire Department Substation. Former landmarks that once stood in this vicinity include the Little Richmond School and a former United States post office called Rusk.
Generally, the community resides near the junction of Snow Creek and the Mitchell River and has an elevation of 1110feet above sea level .