Belle Meade, Virginia
Encyclopedia
Belle Meade is a small, unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia
, situated on State Route 55, and bypassed by Interstate 66
. The hamlet is east of the Warren County
line. The Manassas Gap railway system runs through it, as well as being near the Appalachian Trail
and the G Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area.
The term Belle Meade is losing local use, and the area is typically considered to be part of Markham
, as it is within its ZIP Code
of 22643.
Belle Meade is also the name of a small suburban community in Roanoke County, Southwest Virginia, with the zip code of 24018.
Fauquier County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
, situated on State Route 55, and bypassed by Interstate 66
Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...
. The hamlet is east of the Warren County
Warren County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile . There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
line. The Manassas Gap railway system runs through it, as well as being near the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
and the G Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area.
The term Belle Meade is losing local use, and the area is typically considered to be part of Markham
Markham, Virginia
Markham is a small, unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, along State Route 55 and off Interstate 66. It is home to the Naked Mountain Vineyard, its own post office, and ZIP Code of 22643. The Manassas Gap railway runs through the community....
, as it is within its ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 22643.
Belle Meade is also the name of a small suburban community in Roanoke County, Southwest Virginia, with the zip code of 24018.