Place:Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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NameChatham
Alt namesCompetitionsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates36.826°N 79.398°W
Located inPittsylvania, Virginia, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Pittsylvania County. Chatham's population was 1,269 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was originally called Competition, but the name was changed to Chatham by the Virginia General Assembly on May 1, 1852.

Chatham is home to Chatham High School, Hargrave Military Academy, and Chatham Hall, an all-female boarding high school.

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