Old Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Virginia
- Also known as: “Coal Harbor”, “Cold Harbor”, “Cold Harbor, VA”, and “Cold Harbor, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garthright House.
Garthright House
Residential building
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Garthright House is a residential building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highland Springs and Old Church.
Highland Springs
Town
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Highland Springs is a census-designated place located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, 4.3 miles east of Richmond. The population was 16,604 at the 2020 census. Highland Springs is situated 4½ miles southwest of Old Cold Harbor.
Old Church
Hamlet
Old Church is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Formerly consisting primarily of farmland, today Old Church includes many residents who commute to jobs in the metropolitan Richmond area. Old Church is situated 4½ miles northeast of Old Cold Harbor.
Fair Oaks
Locality
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Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Fair Oaks Station was located on the Richmond and York River Railroad and played a role in the Peninsula Campaign in 1862 during the American Civil War. Fair Oaks is situated 5 miles southwest of Old Cold Harbor.
Old Cold Harbor
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.59098° or 37° 35′ 28″ northLongitude
-77.27053° or 77° 16′ 14″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
8794HPRH+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158340545OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Old Cold Harbor” goes by many names.
- French: “Cold Harbor”
- Irish: “Cold Harbor”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Free Gospel Tabernacle and Cold Harbor National Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Cold Harbor”. Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.