Green Bay, Prince Edward County, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
37°8′2″N 78°18′53″W / 37.13389°N 78.31472°W / 37.13389; -78.31472Green Bay is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States located on US Highway 360 between Burkeville Virginia and Keysville Virginia.[1] Peach growing in the area was very successful during the 1930s and 1940s, but finally succumbed to the advancement of larger growers and the change in technique and labor availabilities.[citation needed] Rail access was a mainline by Norfolk and Western Railway and also the Southern Railway which have merged to form Norfolk Southern.[citation needed]
Twin Lakes State Park is located close to Green Bay. Formerly the racially-segregated Goodwin Lake and Prince Edward Lake, the two parks merged in 1976 and adopted the current name in 1986.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Bay, Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Municipalities and communities of Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Farmville
- Farmville‡
- Pamplin City‡
- Hampden-Sydney
communities
- Blake Village
- Briery
- Bruceville
- Darlington Heights
- Elam
- Five Forks
- Green Bay
- Kingsville
- Meherrin
- Moran
- Prospect
- Redd Shop
- Rice
- Shields
- Tuggle
- Virso
- Worsham
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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