Lodore, Virginia

Lodore is a rural unincorporated community in northern Amelia County just south of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along SR 616 (Genito Road) at its intersection with the northern terminus of SR 636 (N. Lodore Road).

The community once had its own post office,[1][2] listed under the name "Houston" until about 1845.[3] Lodore is now served by the post office several miles south at Amelia Court House, ZIP code 23002. The telephone area code is 804.

Several historic structures are located nearby, including:

  • The Wigwam, historic residence of William Branch Giles, 24th governor of Virginia, approximately four miles northeast.
  • Haw Branch plantation house, approximately two miles south by straight-line distance.
  • Grub Hill Church, approximately four miles southeast.
  • Egglestetton plantation house, approximately four miles southeast.

References
  1. Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia -- 1854. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Virginia, USGS: 1904, page 90. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. Virginius Cornick Hall Jr. "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 81, no. 1, Virginia Historical Society, 1973, page 70. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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