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]
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.
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.