Callao, Virginia

Callao is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) Northwest of Heathsville and East of Warsaw.

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Baptist church
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Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Callao (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°58′09″N 76°33′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNorthumberland
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1464259[1]

The name of the town was derived from the name of the first Postmaster, Jacob Callaway, in 1893. Callaway wanted the post office named after himself. However, there was already a town named Callaway in Virginia, so he dropped the "way" and added the "o".[2]

Wheatland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]

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