Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, about 157 miles long, in central and eastern Virginia, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the James River in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Apamatuck River”, “Apamutiky River”, “Apomatok River”, “Appamatox River”, “Appamattox River”, “Appamattuck River”, “Appamattux River”, “Appamatuck River”, “Appomatox River”, “Appomattake River”, “Appomattock River”, “Apumetecs River”, “North Branch”, “North Branch Appomattow River”, “reka Appomattox”, and “Rzeka Appomattox”
Places of Interest
Highlights: City Point National Cemetery and West End Christian School.
City Point National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.West End Christian School
School
West End Christian School is a private Christian school in Hopewell, Virginia. West End Christian School is situated 2 miles southwest of Appomattox River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Point and Bermuda Hundred.
City Point
Quarter
Photo: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain.Bermuda Hundred
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Enon
Village
Appomattox River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.3207° or 37° 19′ 15″ north
Longitude
-77.27553° or 77° 16′ 32″ west
Open location code
87948PCF+7Q
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Appomattox River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أبوماتوكس”
- Asturian: “Ríu Appomattox”
- Catalan: “Appomattox”
- Cebuano: “Appomattox River”
- Chinese: “阿波馬托克斯河”
- Dutch: “Appomattox”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ابوماتوكس”
- French: “Appomattox River”
- German: “Appomattox River”
- Greek: “ποταμός Αππομάττοξ”
- Irish: “Abhainn Appomattox”
- Japanese: “アポマトックス川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Appomattox River”
- Polish: “Appomattox (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Appomattox”
- Russian: “Аппоматтокс”
- Slovenian: “Appomattox”
- Venetian: “Appomattox”
- Welsh: “Afon Appomattox”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hopewell and Shirley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: City Point and Appomattox Manor Park.
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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Arlington.
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