Nathalie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, in the south-central region of the state.Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '09.'' Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 106. The population as of the 2010 census was 183.

Geography

Located in northern Halifax County at (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 , of which , or 0.76%, are water. The community is drained by tributaries of Catawba Creek, which flows northeast to the Roanoke River at Clarkton.

History

It received its name in 1890 or 1891, being named after Natalie Otey (not "Nathalie"), daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Wimbish, an important local landowner. 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. This post office continues to operate today with the ZIP code of 24577.Zip Code Lookup
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Clarkton Bridge Clarkton Bridge was a historic Pratt truss bridge located over the Staunton River The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, ...

over the Roanoke or "Staunton" River northeast of town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Halifax County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia