Paytes, Virginia

Granite Springs is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is marked by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as the intersection of Belmont Road (Route 652), Lawyers Road (Route 601), and Granite Springs Road (Route 664). Nearby, communities of Paytes, Virginia and Belmont border on the north and west, respectively, along with the Orange County line serving as a northwestern boundary, and Plentiful Creek forms the south and eastern boundaries.

Rhoadesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Orange County, Virginia, United States. Rhoadesville is 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Orange. Rhoadesville has a post office with ZIP code 22542.

Orange Springs is a historic 52-acre home, farm complex, and former resort spa located near Unionville, Orange County, Virginia, just east of the intersection of US Route 522 and Route 629, located along Route 629, overlooking Terry's Run. The two-story, "L"-plan frame residence on the property was originally constructed in the 1790s as a tavern. It was converted shortly thereafter into a dining room and "dancing room" or ballroom for the spa complex. Orange Springs was in operation as a resort spa from the early 1790s until about 1850, after which the spa building was remodeled and enlarged for a family home. It features a two-story front porch supported by chamfered wooden piers with vernacular Doric order capitals. Also on the property are the contributing frame smokehouse topped with a pyramidal roof, dating from the period of the operation of the Orange Springs spa; a pit greenhouse; ice house; a granary, large barn, and cow shed built in 1916; and frame hen house (1908).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run campaign (November 27 – December 2, 1863), was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War. An unsuccessful attempt of the Union Army of the Potomac to defeat the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, it was marked by false starts and low casualties and ended hostilities in the Eastern Theater for the year.

Locust Grove is an unincorporated community in eastern Orange County, Virginia, United States. Its ZIP code is 22508, the population of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 7,605 at the time of the 2000 census and increased by 60% to 12,696 by the 2010 census, making it the largest population center within the county. While Locust Grove has historically been centered on the intersection of State Routes 20 and 611, most of the current population and commercial activity is located along the State Route 3 corridor, several miles to the east. It is named after the Black Locust trees common to the area.

Burr Hill is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Virginia, United States. Burr Hill is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) southeast of Culpeper. Burr Hill has a post office with ZIP code 22433.

Shady Grove Corner is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Shady Grove Corner is where Robertson Run and Cartharpin Run join to form the Po River. The Shady Grove Church was built here prior to the Civil War. During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in 1864, several Confederate regiments used Shady Grove corner as a marching and resting location. It was the site of the Whitehall Mine, one of several gold mines in Spotsylvania County.

Lake Wilderness is a census-designated place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 2,669. It is flanked on three sides by the Wilderness Battlefield section of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

Margo is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Oakley is a historic plantation and home located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Virginia. The Federal/Georgian style, 2+1⁄2-story home was built in 1828 by Samuel Alsop, Jr. as a wedding present for his daughter, Clementina. Alsop built several notable houses in Spotsylvania County including Kenmore, Spotswood Inn, and Fairview. Oakley was part of a grant of 7,777 acres (3,147 ha) given to Gawain Corbin by the King of England. Alsop bought 849 acres (344 ha) in 1816. The Georgian home was built using bricks made in two kilns that Alsop built on the property. Oakley is located near the site of many major battles of the American Civil War. A number of battles and skirmishes occurred on or near the property. According to a letter written by a resident of the house at the time, during one two-day period, the house was ransacked by "...at least 2000 soldiers tramping through the house." A Yankee soldier disobeyed his Major's orders to burn the house down.During the latter half of the 19th century, the house was neglected and used more as a barn than a home. In 1919, the property was purchased by a Mr. McHenry who wanted to mine for silver and gold. The mining project failed and, in 1926, the plantation was sold to George C. Beals. The property has been owned by the Beals since then. Running water and electricity were added in the 1940s and central heating in the 1960s.As of 2005, the Oakley farm consisted of nearly 2,000 acres (810 ha). Oakley was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 2002.

McHenry is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Lahore ( lə-HOR) is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Virginia, United States, which was named after the historical city of Lahore, Pakistan. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. The elevation is 364 feet (111 m).The village was named in the 1800s by the owner of a general store, after reading and studying a book about the Subcontinent.