White Marsh is an
unincorporated community
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 ...
in
Gloucester County, in the
U. S. state
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of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. White Marsh is located on
U.S. Route 17
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south of
Gloucester Courthouse. White Marsh has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 23183.
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Abingdon Church
Abingdon Church is a historic Episcopal church located near White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia. It and its glebe house are among the oldest buildings in Virginia and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The pa ...
and the Fairfield Site The Burwells (known as the Burls among Virginians) were among the First Families of Virginia in the Colony of Virginia. John Quincy Adams once described the Burwells as typical Virginia aristocrats of their period: forthright, bland, somewhat imper ...
are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, Virginia
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