Editing Mechanicsville, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Mechanicsville comprises the western portion of Hanover County's southern extension, north of the [[Chickahominy River]]. The southern border of the CDP, which follows the Chickahominy, is the [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico County]] line, and at its closest point, Mechanicsville is less than two miles from the city limits of Richmond. [[U.S. Route 360]] passes through the CDP, leading southwest {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the center of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and northeast {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Tappahannock, Virginia|Tappahannock]]. [[Interstate 295 (Virginia)|Interstate 295]], an eastern bypass of Richmond, crosses Mechanicsville from northwest to southeast, with access from exits 41, 38, 37, and 34. [[U.S. Route 301]] forms the northwest border of the CDP, leading south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the center of Richmond and north {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Bowling Green, Virginia|Bowling Green]].

The original rural hamlet of Mechanicsville is in the southwest part of the CDP along US 360, just southwest of I-295 Exit 37. The CDP also includes the neighborhoods or named places of Pearsons Corner, Oak Forest, Kings Charter, Rural Point, Borkeys Store, Burnside Farms, Mayfield Farms, Carneals Store, Pole Green, Newman, Dogwood Knoll, Spring Meadows, Brandy Creek Estates, Windy Hill Estates, Ellerson Mill, and Simpkins Corner.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.60748,-77.36090&z=14&t=T&marker0=37.77721%2C-77.51608%2CHanover%5C%2C%20VA| title=Mechanicsville, VA| publisher=ACME Mapper| work=U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic map series| access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Mechanicsville CDP has a total area of {{convert|73.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|73.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.42%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The southern part of the CDP is drained by the Chickahominy River and its tributaries, flowing to the [[James River]], while the northern part is drained by tributaries of the [[Pamunkey River]], part of the [[York River (Virginia)|York River]] watershed.