Arvonia, Virginia

Arvonia, Virginia
Arvonia, Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Arvonia's cemetery flies the American and Welsh flags
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	Coordinates: 37°41′01″N 78°20′29″W / 37.68361°N 78.34139°WCoordinates: 37°41′01″N 78°20′29″W / 37.68361°N 78.34139°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buckingham
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	434
GNIS feature ID	1462571

Arvonia is an unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia founded mainly by Welsh immigrants during the 19th century. The town derives its name from the county of Caernarfon, Wales (until the 1970s two Englished spellings were in use - Carnarvon and Caernarvon). The county is known popularly simply as Arfon (in English spelling, Arvon). "Arvonia" is the Latin form of the name. Its major industry has been slate mining. The slate is known primarily for its color and durability, and is featured on many prominent American buildings, such as the Smithsonian Castle, and the University of Virginia. In 1885 Arvon Presbyterian Church was founded to serve the many Welsh miners in the Slate Quarry. The sanctuary portion of the church was destroyed by fire in 2009 and after being rebuilt to its original design, it reopened on Palm Sunday, April 12, 2012.

A house in Arvonia, trimmed with slate facings

Bryn Arvon and Gwyn Arvon, in Arvonia, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Guerrant House and Seven Islands Archeological and Historic District, also NRHP-listed, are both near Arvonia.^[2]

References[]

^ "Arvonia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links[]

Slate from Arvonia

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[1] "Arvonia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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County seat: Buckingham
Town	Dillwyn
CDPs	Buckingham Courthouse Yogaville
Unincorporated communities	Alcoma Allenslevel Alpha Andersonville Areanum Arvonia Axtell Bridgeport Camm Campbell Corner Centenary Chestnut Grove Curdsville Dentons Corner Eldridge Corner Eldridge Mill Enonville Gilliamsville Glenmore Gold Hill Gravel Hill Katrine Lawford LeSueur Manteo Mt. Rush Mount Vinco New Canton Nuckols Penlan Pleasant Valley Ransons Rosney Saint Joy Sheppards Slate Hill Sliders Smith Store Sprouses Corner Sunny Side‡ Taggart Toga Union Hill Woods Corner
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Arvonia, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Arvonia's cemetery flies the American and Welsh flags
Arvonia, Virginia Arvonia, Virginia Show map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 37°41′01″N 78°20′29″W / 37.68361°N 78.34139°W / 37.68361; -78.34139Coordinates: 37°41′01″N 78°20′29″W / 37.68361°N 78.34139°W / 37.68361; -78.34139
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buckingham
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	434
GNIS feature ID	1462571^[1]