Stevensville, Virginia
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Stevensville is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in King and Queen County,
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, United States. The community is an agricultural community located along
Virginia State Route 14 State Route 14 (SR 14) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 360 (US 360) in St. Stephens Church east to a cul-de-sac in Bayside. SR 14 is the primary highway of King and Queen ...
east of Bruington and St. Stephens Church. In 1864, Union Army colonel
Ulric Dahlgren Ulric Dahlgren (April 3, 1842 – March 2, 1864) was an American military officer who served as Colonel (United States), colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union Navy Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren and ...
was killed during an assassination attempt against Confederate President
Jefferson Davis Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States of America, president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the Unite ...
and his cabinet near Stevensville at a junction known as Dahlgrens Corner since at least 1918. It is at the intersection of
Virginia State Route 631 State Route 631 (SR 631) in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of t ...
and Virginia State Route 632.


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Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in King and Queen County, Virginia {{KingQueenCountyVA-geo-stub