Editing Farmville, Virginia (section)

===Recent events===
Farmville made headlines in September 2015 after being selected by the [[Commission on Presidential Debates]] to host the 2016 vice-presidential debate. The debate was held at [[Longwood University]] on October 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtvr.com/2015/09/23/longwood-2016-vice-presidential-debate/|title=Longwood University to host 2016 Vice-Presidential Debate|work=WTVR.com|date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053343/http://wtvr.com/2015/09/23/longwood-2016-vice-presidential-debate/|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://debate.longwood.edu/|title=2016 Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood|work=2016 Debate at Longwood|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325171549/http://debate.longwood.edu/|archive-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>

The town is crossed by the [[High Bridge Trail State Park]] which extends {{convert|4|mi|0}} east to the historic [[High Bridge (Appomattox River)|High Bridge]].