Callao is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) northwest of Heathsville and east of Warsaw.

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Baptist church
Baptist church
Callao is located in Virginia
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Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Callao is located in the United States
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Callao (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°58′09″N 76°33′35″W / 37.96917°N 76.55972°W / 37.96917; -76.55972
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNorthumberland
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1464259[1]

The name of the town was derived from the name of the first Postmaster, Jacob Callaway, in 1893. Callaway wanted the post office named after himself. However, there was already a town named Callaway in Virginia, so he dropped the "way" and added the "o".[2]

Wheatland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Callao". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  2. ^ McKenney, Mike. Down Home in Calleo. Cooperative Living.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.