Cartersville, 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 Cartersville, Cumberland County.
| City | Cartersville |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Cumberland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.667368 |
| Longitude | -78.088333 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Cartersville is a locality in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Cartersville is located at 37.6674°N, 78.0883°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23027.
Cartersville rests in the rolling Virginia Piedmont, a landscape sculpted by gentle grades and the slow generosity of the James River. It lies 26.1 miles west of Short Pump, VA (from Short Pump, VA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 12.9 miles south-west of Gum Spring. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, and the light at dusk often bleeds into the western sky in bruised purples and fading oranges. The terrain, a mosaic of fertile bottomlands and higher, wooded ridges, dictates the very breath of the place, a quiet rhythm that moves with the seasons. The broad shoulders of the land seem to hold the sky in a vast, benevolent embrace, punctuated by stands of oak and hickory that whisper their age in the wind. The history of Cartersville is etched into the very bones of its soil, a lineage tied to the fertile banks of the James River that has long been its lifeblood. Tobacco once flowed down these waters, a ghost of commerce that shaped early fortunes and left its mark on the agricultural pulse of Cumberland County. Today, the economy leans on the enduring strength of farming, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, and a quiet commerce that serves the needs of its inhabitants. The echoes of generations who worked this land can still be felt in the weathered barns and the unhurried pace of life, a persistent hum beneath the surface of the present.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cartersville, 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 Cartersville and Cumberland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Cartersville 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 Cartersville 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. |