Lancaster Dam

Lancaster Dam is a dam in Cumberland, Virginia. Lancaster Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Kimberly Hills, as well as near Raines Tavern.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Willett Hall.

First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

First Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built between about 1855 an 1895, and is a one-story, rectangular brick Late Gothic Revival style church building on a full basement. First Baptist Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Lancaster Dam.

Willett Hall

Sports venue

Photo: Puritan Nerd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Willett Hall is an academic facility and previously served as a 1,807-seat multi-purpose arena in Farmville, Virginia. It was built in 1980 and was home to the Longwood University Lancers men's and women's basketball teams until 2023. Willett Hall is situated 2 miles southwest of Lancaster Dam.

Farmville station

Building

Photo: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0.

Farmville station was an intercity rail station located in Farmville, Virginia. It was served by Norfolk and Western Railway passenger trains until around 1971. Farmville station is situated 2 miles southwest of Lancaster Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kimberly Hills and Farmville.

Kimberly Hills

Hamlet

Kimberly Hills is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Farmville

Photo: Coxj2000, CC0.

Farmville is a college town in Virginia. Its economy is largely based on Longwood University and nearby Hampden-Sydney College. It is home to about 7,000 people…

Raines Tavern

Hamlet

Raines Tavern is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County on Virginia State Route 45 just north of Farmville in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was a stop on the Farmville and Powhatan Railroad from 1884 to 1905, and on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917. Raines Tavern is situated 3 miles north of Lancaster Dam.

Lancaster Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Location: Cumberland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.32182° or 37° 19′ 19″ north

Longitude

-78.37305° or 78° 22′ 23″ west

Elevation

381 feet (116 metres)

Open location code

87938JCG+PQ

GeoNames ID

4768530

Wikidata ID

Q48992049

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In Other Languages

“Lancaster Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lancaster Dam (alihan sa tubig)”
Cebuano: “Lancaster Dam”

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