Callao,_Virginia

Callao, Virginia

Callao, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Callao is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) northwest of Heathsville and east of Warsaw.

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The name of the town was derived from the name of the first Postmaster, Jacob Callaway, in 1893. Callaway wanted the post office named after himself. However, there was already a town named Callaway in Virginia, so he dropped the "way" and added the "o".[2]

Wheatland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Callao". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  2. [2]
    McKenney, Mike. Down Home in Calleo. Cooperative Living.
  3. [3]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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