Academy Creek

Academy Creek is a stream in Hanover, Virginia. Academy Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Robin Ridge, as well as near Avondale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polegreen Church.

Polegreen Church

Church

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The Polegreen Church, also known as the Hanover Meeting House, is the site of what may be the first non-Anglican church in Virginia. It was named after a 17th-century landowner, George Polegreen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atlee and Mechanicsville.

Atlee or Atlee Station is an unincorporated community in central Hanover County in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, United States. Atlee is located 11 miles north of Richmond on Route 637 approximately.6 miles north-northwest of the intersection of Route 637 and Virginia State Route 2 and approximately 50 miles south of Fredericksburg. Atlee is situated 2½ miles west of Academy Creek.

Mechanicsville

Town

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Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 39,482 during the 2020 census, up from 36,348 in the 2010 census. Mechanicsville is situated 3 miles south of Academy Creek.

Studley

Hamlet

Studley is an unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Studley is 12 miles northeast of downtown Richmond. Studley has a post office with ZIP code 23162. Studley is situated 4 miles northeast of Academy Creek.

Academy Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.64931° or 37° 38′ 58″ north

Longitude

-77.35776° or 77° 21′ 28″ west

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

8794JJXR+PV

GeoNames ID

4743851

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