Walters is an unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern

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, United States. The

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is . Walters was located on a now-abandoned portion of the Virginian Railway (VGN), built by industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers to ship coal from

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to port at Sewell's Point, near Norfolk. Completed in 1909, the VGN was merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1959. The former railroad right-of-way now carries an important pipeline which transports fresh water to communities in South Hampton Roads. Walters was named after a resident, Walter Joyner. A nearby community in Southampton County was already named Joyners, so that name was abandoned. The community at one time was a bustling area, with several stores, a bank and post office. However, it is still home to some local businesses, including one that sells lawn and garden equipment, golf carts, and lawn tractors.

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Unincorporated communities in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{IsleofWightCountyVA-geo-stub