Canova is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Prince William County,

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. The community is located on Canova Drive, which is a former section of State Route 234 (Dumfries Road) and about north of Hoadly Road. The town consists of a church and multiple housing areas. There used to be a country store and gas station, but after SR 234 (Dumfries Road) was realigned and widened in 2005, it bypassed the town and forced it to close.

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Unincorporated communities in Prince William County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{PrinceWilliamCountyVA-geo-stub