Locust Grove Virginia Map

About Locust Grove, Virginia

Locust Grove is a locality in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. Locust Grove is located at 37.7235°N, 77.0077°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22657.

Locust Grove rests in a gentle fold of King and Queen County, where the land breathes a slow, green exhalation of fields and forests. It lies 21.5 miles east-north-east of Mechanicsville, VA (from Mechanicsville, VA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-south-east of Central Garage. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, unhurried by dramatic geological pronouncements, favoring instead the quiet artistry of rolling hills that cradle scattered farmsteads. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of time, stand sentinel over pastures where cattle graze with placid contentment, their silhouettes softened by the humid Virginia air. The sky overhead, often a pale, luminous blue or a bruised twilight purple, seems to stretch endlessly, a vast canvas that mirrors the unpretentious beauty of the surrounding landscape. The air itself carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of Locust Grove. The history of Locust Grove is entwined with the agricultural legacy of the Tidewater region, a place where farming has long been the bedrock of existence. For generations, tobacco and other cash crops shaped the fortunes of the land and its inhabitants, leaving behind a quiet persistence in the local character. The economy, though diversified in modern times, still holds echoes of its agrarian past, with a continued reliance on farming and related enterprises. While no grand monuments mark its existence, Locust Grove possesses its own distinctive charm in the enduring architecture of its older homes and the unpretentious dignity of its general stores, places where the day's news is exchanged as readily as goods. The palpable sense of continuity, the quiet dedication to tradition, is what truly defines this corner of King and Queen County, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the very rhythm of daily life.

About This Locust Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Locust Grove, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.723475, -77.007747. 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 Locust Grove and King and Queen County.

Detailed location data for Locust Grove includes the ZIP code (22901), telephone area code (540), county seat of King and Queen County (King and Queen Court House), and school district assignment (Shenandoah County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Locust Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.