Seven Pines is a community located in the
unincorporated town
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
of
Sandston in
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico County , officially the County of Henrico, is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico County is incl ...
. Cemetery records state the name is derived from for a group of seven pine trees planted within the
national cemetery
The following is a partial list of prominent National Cemeteries:
Africa
Algeria
* El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
Burundi
* Mausolée des Martyrs de la Démocratie, Bujumbura
Ghana
* Asomdwee Park, Accra
* Burma Camp Military Cemetery, Accra
L ...
in 1869 near the intersection of the old Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road and the
Nine Mile Road, however, the name Seven Pines pre-dates the establishment of the cemetery. Earlier maps and records, especially those from the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
, commonly refer to the location as Seven Pines. Today, the surrounding area is still referred to as Seven Pines although it lies within the
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
of Sandston and uses Sandston postal addresses.
During the Civil War, several major battles of the
Peninsula Campaign in 1862 took place nearby, including the
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, nearby Sandston, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was t ...
(as named in Confederate records; the name in Federal records was Fair Oaks for
the nearby town of that name), and the smaller engagements of
Oak Grove,
Golding's Farm,
Allen's Farm,
Savage's Station, and
White Oak Swamp.
The local Seven Pines Elementary School takes it name from the town.
References
External links
Seven Pines National Cemetery website* at
{{Henrico County, Virginia
Geography of Henrico County, Virginia