Farmville Substation

Farmville Substation is an electrical substation in Cumberland, Virginia. Farmville Substation is situated nearby to Riverside Park, as well as near the pitch Lancer Park Turf Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Farmville station.

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 3,800 feet south of Farmville Substation.

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 2,700 feet southwest of Farmville Substation.

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 1 mile south of Farmville Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farmville and Kimberly Hills.

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…

Kimberly Hills

Hamlet

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

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 4 miles north of Farmville Substation.

Farmville Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Cumberland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.3113° or 37° 18′ 41″ north

Longitude

-78.39321° or 78° 23′ 36″ west

Operator

Virginia Electric and Power Company

Open location code

87938J64+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150287338

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riverside Park and Lancer Park Turf Field.

Nearby Places

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