Editing Charlotte County, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|478|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|475|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county is bounded on the southwest by the [[Roanoke River]], locally known as the "Staunton River". The terrain is hilly.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Charlotte (Virginia)|display=Charlotte, a S. county of Virginia}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===

*[[Prince Edward County, Virginia|Prince Edward County]] – north
*[[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg County]] – east
*[[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg County]] – southeast
*[[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax County]] – southwest
*[[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell County]] – west
*[[Appomattox County, Virginia|Appomattox County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
*{{Jct|state=VA|US|15}} (Farmville Rd on the extreme northside of the county; joins [[U.S. Route 360|US 360]] in Keysville and separates in [[Wylliesburg, Virginia|Wylliesburg]]
*{{Jct|state=VA|US|360}} (Kings Hwy)
*{{Jct|state=VA|SR|40}} (Lunenburg County Rd on the extreme eastside; Front St & Church St in Keysville; George Washington Hwy; joins [[Virginia State Route 47|SR 47]] in Charlotte Court House and becomes David Bruce Ave; Patrick Henry Hwy)
*{{Jct|state=VA|SR|47}} (Thomas Jefferson Hwy; forks from SR 40 and becomes LeGrande Ave; Tollhouse Hwy; Drakes Main St in [[Drakes Branch, Virginia|Drakes Branch]]; Craftons Gate Hwy
*{{Jct|state=VA|SR|59}} (Highway Fifty-Nine)
*{{Jct|state=VA|SR|92}} (Jeb Stuart Hwy)