Rushmere Virginia Map

About Rushmere, Virginia

Rushmere is a locality in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,175. The population density is 46.3 people per km². Rushmere is located at 37.0668°N, 76.6763°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23430.

Rushmere rests upon a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience, defined by the slow drainage of the land toward Lawnes Creek. It lies 12.7 miles west-southwest of Tabb, VA (from Tabb, VA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-northwest of Smithfield. The terrain here holds a subtle, muscular quality, characterized by thick stands of timber and deep, loamy soils that seem to absorb the humidity of the afternoon heat. To the west, the distant outline of Blackwalnut Ridge offers a faint, serrated edge against the sky, providing a structural anchor to a horizon otherwise dominated by the expansive, shifting patterns of light across the fields. Only two miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Slade Pond catches the amber glow of late day, serving as a dark, glassy counterpoint to the dense, green canopy of the surrounding woods.

Rushmere retains the character of an old agrarian settlement, where the rhythms of the local economy remain tethered to the health of the earth and the productivity of the surrounding acreage. History here is not merely a record of the past but a visible layer in the architecture of the land, visible in the enduring legacy of agricultural stewardship that persists just five miles away at Chippokes Plantation State Park. Those who wander the area may find themselves drawn toward the Lower Chippokes Creek Trail, a path that marks the intersection of human movement and the untamed persistence of the local flora. Life in Rushmere proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, reflecting a culture that values the quiet utility of the seasons and the enduring, fundamental stability of the interior plains.

About This Rushmere Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rushmere, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.066815, -76.676346. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rushmere includes the ZIP code (23430), telephone area code (757), county seat of Isle of Wight County (Isle of Wight), and school district assignment (Isle of Wight County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.