Ammon, Virginia

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Ammon
Unincorporated community
Ammon is located in Virginia
Ammon
Ammon
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°12′41″N 77°46′05″W / 37.21139°N 77.76806°W / 37.21139; -77.76806Coordinates: 37°12′41″N 77°46′05″W / 37.21139°N 77.76806°W / 37.21139; -77.76806
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAmelia
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23850
Area code(s)804
GNIS feature ID1477072

Ammon is a rural unincorporated community in the southeastern corner of Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia, located on SR 600 (Ammon Road) near Dinwiddie and Nottoway counties. The nearest volunteer fire department is at Mannboro, 5 miles northwest.

The name "Ammon" may have come from the Bible;[1] the people of Ammon were perennial opponents of the ancient Israelites in the Old Testament.

At the turn of the 20th century, Ammon was listed as having its own post office.[2] Ammon is now served by the post office in Ford, VA, ZIP code 23850, 6 miles south in Dinwiddie County.

The immediate vicinity of Ammon appears to have been spared significant action during the Civil War, although the Battle of Namozine Church was fought just 3 miles northeast, and troops from both sides would have passed close by afterwards as Confederate forces retreated and Union forces pursued.[3]

Ammon School, built sometime between 1917 and 1920, was among the first of several Rosenwald Schools in Amelia County. It was designed for one teacher and located on modern-day SR 610[4] (Wills Road), likely a small structure that once stood approximately 1 mile northwest of Ammon proper.[5] During the early 20th century, the Rosenwald School project was a collaborative effort that constructed thousands of facilities across the South primarily for the education of African American children. The Ammon School property was advertised for sale in the 1960s,[6] after desegregation.

References[]

  1. ^ Hanson, Raus McDill. Virginia Place Names: Derivations, Historical Uses, page 31. United States: McClure Press, 1969. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Virginia, US Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 232, Series F: Geography, 40, page 15. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Lee's Retreat: The Final Campaigns (map), Civil War Trails, Williamsburg, VA. Accessed November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ National Register of Historic Places Multiple-Property Documentation Form, Rosenwald Schools, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, pages 57 and 79. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ USGS topographic map, quadrant for Hebron, VA, NAD83, TopoQuest, Ryan Niemi. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ The Farmville Herald, Volume 77, Number 50, 17 March 1967, page 8C. Retrieved from Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia, November 18, 2021.


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