Atlee, Virginia

Atlee, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Atlee, Virginia
Atlee, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°39′28″N 77°24′25″W / 37.65778°N 77.40694°W / 37.65778; -77.40694Coordinates: 37°39′28″N 77°24′25″W / 37.65778°N 77.40694°W / 37.65778; -77.40694
Country United States
State Virginia
County Hanover
Elevation 194 ft (59 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1499069[1]

Atlee (also Atlees Station) is an unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States.[1] Atlee is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Richmond on Route 637 approximately .6 miles (0.97 km) north-northwest of the intersection of Route 637 and Virginia State Route 2.[2] During the American Civil War, the Virginia Central Railroad's track was torn up by Union cavalry between the station at Atlee and the station at Hanover.[3] At one point during the war, Fitzhugh Lee's Confederate cavalry was concentrated at Atlee.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Atlee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Google (August 18, 2013). "Atlee, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ Bocian, Meredith; Salmon, John (2012). "The Virginia Central Railroad During the Civil War". Encyclopedia Virginia. Ed. Brendan Wolfe. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Longacre, Edward G. (2005). Fitz Lee: A Military Biography of Major General Fitzhugh Lee, C.S.A. Da Capo Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780306813849. Retrieved August 18, 2013.


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