Stevensville, Virginia

Stevensville, Virginia
Stevensville is located in Virginia
Stevensville
Stevensville
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Stevensville is located in the United States
Stevensville
Stevensville
Stevensville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°43′41″N 76°55′11″W / 37.72806°N 76.91972°W / 37.72806; -76.91972
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyKing and Queen
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23161[1]
Area code804
Website[1]

Stevensville is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[2] The community is an agricultural community located along Virginia State Route 14 east of Bruington and St. Stephens Church. In 1864, Union Army colonel Ulric Dahlgren was killed during an assassination attempt against Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet near Stevensville at a junction known as Dahlgrens Corner since at least 1918.[3] It is at the intersection of Virginia State Route 631 and Virginia State Route 632.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Stevensville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stevensville, Virginia
  3. ^ Venter, Bruce (2016). Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-0806155500.
  4. ^ Salmon, John S. (2001). The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide. Stackpole Books. p. 264. ISBN 0811728684.