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Manakin Sabot, consisting of the villages of Manakin and Sabot, is an affluent unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located northwest of Richmond in the Piedmont and is part of the Greater Richmond region .
Manakintown was established at the site of an old Monacan village west of Richmond, Virginia. Monacans lived in the area until about 1722. [2] William Byrd II of Tuckahoe issued land patents totally 10,000 acres for Manakintown in 1711 and 1757. A church was established in the center of town. [2]
At the time, it was the smallest incorporated town in Virginia at 83 residents. Town of Fairmount (incorporated 1902) in Henrico County was annexed by the City of Richmond in 1914. [3] Town of Ginter Park in Henrico County was annexed by the City of Richmond. Town of Goodson (1856–1890) became the independent City of Bristol (name change)
Ben Dover, also known as Ben Dover Farm, is a historic home and plantation complex, recognized as a national historic district, located near Manakin-Sabot in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 10 contributing structures.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument is a historic church located at Manakin, Powhatan County, Virginia. Built in 1700 by French Huguenots, Protestant refugees, it was moved to its current location in 1710. It burned down in the Revolutionary War and was later rebuilt with parts of the original building. It is in what is called the Carpenter ...
Rochambeau Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Manakin-Sabot, Goochland County, Virginia. The main dwelling was built about 1855, and is an L-shaped full two-story frame structure set on a common bond brick foundation in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hip roof and three single-story colonnade porches.
The newest town and newest former town are Bedford in Bedford County, which ceased to be an independent city in 2013, and St. Charles in Lee County, which disincorporated in 2022. [3] For a complete list of independent cities, see List of cities in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in ...