Loretto
Loretto is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brooke's Bank, Elmwood, Port Micou, Vauter's Church, and Wheatland are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Virginia
- Also known as: “Loretto, VA” and “Loretto, Virginia”
- Postal code: 22509
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vauters Church.
Vauters Church
Church
Photo: Voxinferior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vauter's Church, also known as Vauter's Episcopal Church, is a historic Episcopal church located at Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1719, and is a one-story, T-shaped brick building with a gable roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hustle and Chance.
Hustle
Hamlet
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hustle is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Hustle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loretto.
Chance
Hamlet
Chance is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Glencairn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Chance is situated 2½ miles southeast of Loretto.
Leedstown
Hamlet
Leedstown is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. It is the site of the signing of the Leedstown Resolutions. Leedstown is situated 3½ miles northeast of Loretto.
Loretto
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Essex, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.07625° or 38° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.05053° or 77° 3′ 2″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
87C43WGX+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 158334419OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Loretto” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗吉尼亚州洛雷托”
- Chinese: “洛雷托”
- French: “Loretto”
- Irish: “Loretto”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include First Baptist Church of Loretto and First Baptist Church Cemetery.
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