Mattox Creek
Mattox Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in the Washington District of Westmoreland County, Virginia, near the colonial stagecoach stop of Oak Grove.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Appamattocke Creek”, “Appamattucks Creek”, “Appomattox Creek”, “Crique Mattex”, “Hallowe’s Creek”, “Hollis Creek”, “Hollis His Creek”, “Kings Mill Creek”, “Mattocks River”, and “Storke’s Dam Run”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bell House.
Bell House
Guest house
Photo: Suzyramble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bell House, also known as the summer home of Alexander Graham Bell, is a historic home located at Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay Stick Style frame dwelling originally built between 1883 and 1885 for Helen and Colonel J.O.P Burnside. Bell House is situated 2 miles north of Mattox Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springfield and Latanes.
Springfield
Hamlet
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Springfield is situated 1½ miles west of Mattox Creek.
Latanes
Locality
Latanes is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Latanes is situated 2½ miles south of Mattox Creek.
Monroe Hall
Hamlet
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Monroe Hall is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. The site of James Monroe's birthplace is located in the community, and is marked with an obelisk, a historical marker, and a bronze plaque. Monroe Hall is situated 2½ miles northwest of Mattox Creek.
Mattox Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Westmoreland County, Eastern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Mattox Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mattox Creek”
- Cebuano: “Mattox Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Virginia, Westmoreland County)”
- Cebuano: “Mattox Creek”
- Venetian: “Mattox”
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