Paces 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
Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax 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 34,022. Its county seat is Halifax, Virginia, Halifax.
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, United States.
History
A
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
called Pace was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1965. The community has the name of one Mr. Pace, who donated land to the railroad in exchange for the naming rights.
References
Unincorporated communities in Halifax County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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