Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia

Montpelier, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Montpelier, Virginia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Hanover
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	804
GNIS feature ID	1495961^[1]

Montpelier is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the central region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Montpelier is on U.S. Route 33, which was long named as "the Mountain Road" between Richmond and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The community is located midway between Richmond and President James Madison's home "Montpelier", and may have been named for the famous estate, which is a tourist attraction in modern times.Montpelier now has a Foodlion shopping center, 24 hour fitness, Dominos Pizza, and a Subway Restaurant.

Formerly consisting primarily of farmland and a small business district, today Montpelier serves as a bedroom community for many residents who commute to jobs in large metropolitan areas such as Richmond. Professional wrestler Mickie James was born in Montpeiler.

The Montpelier Historic District, Oakland, and Sycamore Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

References

^ "Montpelier".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places.

External links

Hanover County Economic Development

Municipalities and communities of Hanover County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Hanover Courthouse

Town	Ashland

CDPs	Hanover Mechanicsville

Unincorporated communities	Atlee Beaverdam Cold Harbor Doswell Elmont Green Bay Montpelier Negro Foot Old Church Rockville Studley

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Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia