Appomattox Virginia Map
Appomattox, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Appomattox, Appomattox County.
Interactive Map of Appomattox, Virginia
| City | Appomattox |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Appomattox |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.357089 |
| Longitude | -78.825291 |
| Population | 2,084 |
| Density | 362.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Appomattox, Virginia
Appomattox is a locality in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,084. The population density is 362.5 people per km². Appomattox is located at 37.3571°N, 78.8253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24522.
Appomattox lies in a landscape of rolling Piedmont terrain, where the land rises and falls with a gentle insistence, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of hardwood forests and open fields. It lies 17.8 miles east-south-east of Lynchburg, VA (from Lynchburg, VA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Concord. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a mellow warmth, a humid embrace that softens the edges of the world and lends a hazy luminescence to the sun-drenched afternoons. Creeks, like watery veins, trace their way through the undulating country, their banks fringed with a riot of wild growth, whispering secrets of the earth to the passing breeze. This is a place where the sky feels vast and accessible, its blues deepening to indigo as the day surrenders to twilight, painting the horizon with strokes of rose and gold. The very name Appomattox resonates with a profound historical echo, a place irrevocably linked to the end of a seismic conflict that reshaped the nation. It was within this quiet corner of Virginia that the Union and Confederate armies, weary from years of bloodshed, found their point of reconciliation. The local economy, once deeply tied to agriculture, particularly tobacco and grains, now finds a different rhythm, though the agrarian spirit persists in the small farms and the scent of freshly cut hay that drifts on the wind. Beyond its pivotal role in history, Appomattox County offers a glimpse into a slower, more deliberate way of life, where the pace is dictated by the seasons and the quiet hum of everyday existence, a stark contrast to the world-altering events that unfolded here generations ago.
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About This Appomattox Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Appomattox, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Appomattox and Appomattox County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Appomattox is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Appomattox is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
