Burrowsville is an
unincorporated community
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in
Prince George County
Prince George County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 43,010. Its county seat is Prince George, Virginia ...
,
Virginia
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,
United States
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.
It is located on
James River Drive. The community takes its name from the Burrow family who settled in the area during colonial period and whose many descendants still live in Burrowsville.
It is the location of
Brandon Plantation, and
Upper Brandon Plantation
Upper Brandon Plantation is an historic plantation in Prince George County, Virginia on the James River.
History
Upper Brandon plantation was part of a 1616 original land patent of 5,000 acres granted to Captain John Martin, one of the founders ...
, both, U.S.
National Historic Landmarks
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, as well as the historic
Willow Hill Plantation, and
Martin's Brandon Church, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
It would be nice to maybe think of adding Salem Methodist Church in Burrowsville Va also. It has a long history with many well known people buried there from years ago it's on route 10.right on the heart of Burrowsville.
Unincorporated communities in Prince George County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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