Carrsville, Virginia

Carrsville, Virginia
Carrsville is located in Virginia
Carrsville
Carrsville
Carrsville is located in the United States
Carrsville
Carrsville
Coordinates: 36°42′47″N 76°49′59″W / 36.71306°N 76.83306°W / 36.71306; -76.83306
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyIsle of Wight
Area
 • Total3.22 sq mi (8.34 km2)
 • Land3.20 sq mi (8.28 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total359
 • Density112/sq mi (43.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23315
FIPS code51-13192
GNIS feature ID1495353

Carrsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 359.[1] The town is named for Jesse Carr, whose family had long roots in Isle of Wight County. Jesse Carr died in the place that would later bear his name.[2]

Carrsville was located on the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, built through the area in the mid-1830s to provide a link between the Roanoke River and the port areas of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The railroad is now part of CSX Transportation.

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Carrsville CDP, Virginia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Stewart, William Henry, ed. (1902). History of Norfolk County, Virginia and Representative Citizens. Chesapeake, VA: Biographical Publishing Company. p. 756. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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