Cuckoo (Mineral, Virginia)

Cuckoo is a small unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. It is located about eight miles southeast of Louisa, roughly between Charlottesville and Richmond. The Cuckoo Tavern stood nearby, which in 1781 was the beginning of Jack Jouett's ride to warn the Colonists of the arrival of Banastre Tarleton's British cavalry (similar to Paul Revere's Ride). There was also a large house named Cuckoo built in 1819 for Henry Pendleton on the former property of William Overton Callis. A historical marker is at the spot. Its post office has been closed. The tavern was named for the cuckoo clock on the wall, supposedly one of the first in Virginia.George Jackson, the father of Shirley Ann Jackson, American nuclear physicist and President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was a native of Cuckoo.

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Richmond and 5 mi (8 km) south-southwest of the town of Mineral. It was an intraplate earthquake with a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Several aftershocks, ranging up to 4.5 Mw in magnitude, occurred after the main tremor. The quake was felt across more than a dozen U.S. states and in several Canadian provinces, and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history. No deaths and only minor injuries were reported. Minor and moderate damage to buildings was widespread and was estimated by one risk-modeling company at $200 million to $300 million, of which about $100 million was insured.The earthquake prompted research that revealed that the farthest landslide from the epicenter was 150 miles (240 km), by far the greatest landslide distance recorded from any other earthquake of similar magnitude. Previous studies of worldwide earthquakes indicated that landslides occurred no farther than 36 miles (58 km) from the epicenter of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. The Virginia earthquake study suggested that the added information about East Coast earthquakes may prompt a revision of equations that predict ground shaking.

Acorn is a farm-based, anarchist, egalitarian, intentional community located in rural Louisa County, Virginia, United States. It is a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. Acorn was started in 1993 as a spin-off community of the older, larger Twin Oaks Community. In the early 1990s, the Twin Oaks population filled to capacity, with many more people who still wished to join. The increase of people put pressure on the community, eventually having the founding of Acorn by Twin Oaks members on a 75-acre farm 7 miles away from Twin Oaks.

Mineral is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 467 at the 2010 census.

Mineral Historic District is a national historic district located at Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia. It encompasses 222 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the town of Mineral. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings built after the town was platted in 1890. Notable buildings include the Gibson House (1915), Turner House (c. 1915), Dr. H. J. Judd House (1906), Odd Fellows Hall (1894), former D.E. Bumpass Department Store, former Mineral Drug Store, Bank of Louisa (now Town Hall), C&O railroad depot (1880s), Mineral Crystal Ice Plant (c. 1925), Louisa County Power & Light Plant (c. 1925), Standard Oil Company building (1907), Episcopal Church of Incarnation (1902-1903), Mineral Baptist Church (1906), and the former Mineral School (1927).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Louisa County High School (LCHS) is a secondary school for students of Louisa County, Virginia in the United States. It is the school for students in the county in grades 9-12.

Louisa County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,596. The county seat is Louisa.

Harris–Poindexter House and Store is a historic home, store, and farm complex located at Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia. The house was built about 1837, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame farmhouse in the Greek Revival style. The store was built about 1865, and is one-story frame building. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse (c. 1893), tenant house (Doll House) (c. 1930), and a variety of early- to mid-20th century farm related outbuildings, and a late-19th century grist mill.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Bloomington is a historic home located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. The dwelling evolved into its present form from an original two-room, split-log dwelling dating to about 1790. The main block was built about 1832, and is a two-story, three-bay structure with steeply-pitched gable roof constructed over a raised brick basement. A one-story, gable-roofed addition was attached to the north wall of the main block about 1900. The house is a rare example of 18th-to-early-19th-century English frame construction which found expression in early Southern Colonial style. Also on the property are a contributing tobacco barn, horse barn, corn crib, and tool shed.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Living Energy Farm, or "LEF", is a zero fossil fuel intentional community of seven adult members plus two children (as of 2022) on 127 acres in rural Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The farm is an Ally Community with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. It is nine miles from Twin Oaks Community, which helped support LEF when it was being founded.

Louisa High School is a historic high school building located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. It was designed by noted Richmond architect Charles M. Robinson and built in 1907, as a 1 1/2-story, stone building. About 1916, a second story was added along with an auditorium addition to the rear. Early in 1924 a fire gutted the building, leaving only the granite walls. It was rebuilt in its two-story configuration in 1925. The school served as an elementary school after 1940, and closed in 1987. The building was restored starting in 2002, and reopened in 2006 as a town hall, art gallery, and performing arts center.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Louisa (originally named Louisa Court House) is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,555 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County.