Paxton (Powhatan, Virginia)

Genito is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Pilkinton is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Mattoax (; mə-TOE-əks) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally it was located on the right bank of the Appomattox River. Beginning in 1851, the town had its own post office, listed as "Appomattox Depot" or "Appomattox River" at first. The name "Mattoax Depot" appeared as early as 1852, and in 1855 the post office was renamed to match, with the spelling "Matoax" as a common variant. Mattoax was also a stop, at Milepost 26.8, along the former Richmond & Danville Railroad, later the Southern Railway. The Mattoax post office was listed in gazetteers at least as late as 1922; both it and the train station, however, have since been demolished.

Goode Crossing is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Goode Crossing is a populated place in Powhatan County, VA with an elevation of 187 feet (57 m) above sea level. This place is also known as Goodes Crossing.

Clayville is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Amelia Wildlife Management Area is a 2,217-acre (8.97 km2) Wildlife Management Area located in Amelia County, Virginia. Primarily upland habitat, it also preserves around 175 acres (0.71 km2) of bottomland hardwoods and beaver swampland along the Appomattox River. Much of the land was formerly used for farming; today it is managed to preserve wildlife habitat. The forest is mature, with gently rolling terrain, and an altitude between 200 and 300 feet (61 and 91 m) above sea level. Much of the area is bounded on the north by the Appomattox River.Amelia Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, boating, and camping. Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, a current Virginia boat registration, or a WMA access permit.

Dorset is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Coverly is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The town is located on SR 631 (Coverly Road) off SR 604 (Chula Road) at Coverly, a farm and historic home built in the 1830s, atop a hill with the Appomattox River to the east, Flat Creek to the south, and the Norfolk Southern Railway to the northwest. The railroad, originally the Richmond and Danville, crosses Route 631 between the village and Route 604. The community of Chula lies 2 miles southwest, and Mattoax and Masons Corner approximately 2 miles north. The area is served by the post office at Amelia Court House, the county seat, 8 miles southwest of Coverly, and by the volunteer fire department at Mattoax. During the Civil War, cavalry led by Union general August Kautz conducted raids against the Richmond and Danville Railroad in 1864. Confederate defenders clashed with Kautz's forces at Flat Creek Bridge, less than a mile west of the area later called Coverly, on May 14.Coverly Farm, established around 1835, continues to operate, offering tours, hiking, a seasonal pumpkin patch, local food, and wood products.

Lilburn is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Red Lane Tavern is a historic inn and tavern located at Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a 1 1/2-story, log building set on a brick foundation. The main block has a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. It has a 1 1/2-story kitchen connect to the main block by a one-story addition. The building housed an ordinary from 1836 to 1845. It is representative of a Tidewater South folk house.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Flat Rock is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Flatrock was a stop on the Farmville and Powhatan Railroad from 1884 to 1905 and then on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917.

Flat Creek is a 34.0-mile (54.7 km) right-bank tributary of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises just east of the town of Burkeville in Nottoway County and flows north into Amelia County, then northeast to join the Appomattox River just outside the village of Coverly 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Petersburg. The name appears as "Flatt Creek" on some 19th-century sources. Amelia Springs, located next to Flat Creek 2 miles north of Jetersville, was a popular resort in pre-Civil War days, and the site of the Battle of Amelia Springs just days before the end of the war in April 1865. The year before, cavalry led by Union general August Kautz had conducted raids against the Richmond and Danville Railroad, and Confederate defenders clashed with Kautz's forces at the bridge over Flat Creek just north of Chula on May 14.