Little Washington, Virginia

Little Washington, Virginia
Village, unincorporated community
Little Washington, Virginia
Location within the state of Virginia
Little Washington, Virginia
Little Washington, Virginia (Virginia)
Little Washington, Virginia
Little Washington, Virginia (the US)
Coordinates: 39°2′25″N 77°35′42″W / 39.04028°N 77.59500°W / 39.04028; -77.59500Coordinates: 39°2′25″N 77°35′42″W / 39.04028°N 77.59500°W / 39.04028; -77.59500
Country United States
State Virginia
County Loudoun
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1749628[1]

Little Washington is a now mostly uninhabited African American village in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.[1]

Geography

It is located south of Gleedsville off The Woods Road. Little Washington lies on a hill overlooking Gleedsville Cemetery where the community once consisted of several homes belonging to the Washington family.

Education

Little Washington was served by the Mountain Gap Colored School which remained standing until the 1980s when it burned down.

References

  1. 1 2 "Little Washington, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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