Chaffin Bluff
Chaffin's Bluff is located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, on the north side of the James River, opposite Drewry's Bluff, long-considered a major defense point of the river below Richmond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 52 feet
- Description: cliff in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Chaffin’s Bluff”, “Chafin’s Bluff”, “Chafins Bluff”, “Chapin’s Bluff”, and “Chapins Bluff”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Harrison and Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Fort Harrison
Park
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Fort Harrison, later renamed Fort Burnham, was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War. Named after Lieutenant William Harrison, a Confederate engineer, it was the largest in the series of fortifications that extended from New Market Road to the James River that also included Forts Brady, Hoke, Johnson, Gregg, and Gilmer.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses 1.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments. Fort Harrison National Cemetery is situated 2 miles east of Chaffin Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellwood and Warwick.
Bellwood
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,352 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations. Bellwood is situated 2 miles west of Chaffin Bluff.
Warwick
Hamlet
Warwick was an unincorporated town and port in Chesterfield County, Virginia, located on the navigable portion of the James River about 5 miles south of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Warwick is situated 3 miles northwest of Chaffin Bluff.
Bensley
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bensley is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is an inner suburb of Richmond. The population was 5,971 at the 2020 census. Bensley is situated 3 miles northwest of Chaffin Bluff.
Chaffin Bluff
- Category: landform
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.4232° or 37° 25′ 24″ northLongitude
-77.39776° or 77° 23′ 52″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
8794CJF2+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 356567729OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Chaffin Bluff” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chaffin Bluff”
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