Nathalie, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Nathalie, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Nathalie
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Halifax
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:7.77
Area Land Km2:7.71
Area Water Km2:0.06
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:183
Population Density Km2:23.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:554
Elevation Ft:169
Coordinates:36.935°N -78.9472°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:24577
Area Code:434
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-55000
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1497035

Nathalie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, in the south-central region of the state.[1] The population as of the 2010 census was 183.[2]

Geography

Located in northern Halifax County at 36.935°N -78.9472°W (36.9348619, -78.9472347), at an altitude of, it lies along Road 603 north of the town of Halifax, the county seat of Halifax County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8sqkm, of which 0.06sqkm, or 0.76%, are water.[2] The community is drained by tributaries of Catawba Creek, which flows northeast to the Roanoke River at Clarkton.

History

It received its name in 1890 or 1891, being named after Natalie Otey (not "Nathalie"), daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Wimbish, an important local landowner.[3] Prior to that time, the village at this location was considered to be a part of the Nathaniel Barksdale plantation. It had included a church since 1773 (the first Catawba Baptist Church) and a post office since 1828.[4] This post office continues to operate today with the ZIP code of 24577.[5]

The former Clarkton Bridge over the Roanoke or "Staunton" River 4miles northeast of town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '09. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 106.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Nathalie CDP, Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. March 21, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213095112/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5155000. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/NathalieKoontz.htm "Nathalie - Largest Rural Mail Route in the U.S."
  4. http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Nathalie.htm History of Nathalie, Virginia
  5. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=24577 Zip Code Lookup