Place:Emporia, Virginia, United States

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NameEmporia
Alt namesBelfieldsource: Family History Library Catalog
Emporia Citysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Emporia Independent Citysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Hicksfordsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeIndependent City
Coordinates36.693°N 77.538°W
Located inVirginia, United States
See alsoGreensville, Virginia, United Statessurrounding county
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated to be 5,927 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes. It is the county seat of Greensville County.

The Town of Hicksford (also sometimes called Hick's Ford) was settled in 1710 in the Virginia Colony, where the Fort Road of eastern Virginia crossed the Meherrin River en route to Fort Christanna. After statehood, the Town of Belfield was established in 1798 on the north bank of the river. The two Greensville County towns merged in 1887 to form the new incorporated town of Emporia, which was named after the town of Emporia, Kansas. The Town Emporia was re-chartered by the Virginia General Assembly as an independent city in 1967.

Emporia has long been a transportation crossroads. Currently, a major north-south railroad line of CSX Transportation crosses with an east-west line of Norfolk Southern. U.S. Route 58 crosses east-west and Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 301 crosses north-south.

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