South Boston, Virginia South Boston, Virginia South Boston Historic District South Boston Historic District Location of South Boston, Virginia Location of South Boston, Virginia South Boston, formerly Boyd's Ferry, is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
On December 8, 1796, the General Assembly authorized eight commissioners to establish at Boyd's Ferry on the south side of the Dan River the town of South Boston, titled for Boston, Massachusetts.
By the 1850s the Richmond and Danville Railroad passed through South Boston, which eventually advanced into an meaningful market for brightleaf tobacco.
South Boston became a town again and rejoined Halifax County on July 1, 1995.
Evans House, Fourqurean House, Glennmary, Reedy Creek Site, Seaton, South Boston Historic District, and Tarover are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. South Boston is positioned at 36 42 28 N 78 54 12 W (36.707722, -78.903388). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 12.3 square miles (31.8 km ), of which, 12.2 square miles (31.6 km ) is territory and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km ) (0.41%) is water.
In the town, the populace was well-distributed with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $25,964, and the median income for a family was $34,848.
Scates, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Attorney General, was born in South Boston.
NASCAR drivers Ward and Jeff Burton, both brothers, are from South Boston and prepared for their racing longterm position at South Boston Speedway.
NFL player Tyrone Davis of the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers is also from South Boston, as were baseball players Michael Tucker and Jeremy Jeffress, and Greg Vanney a former member of the U.S.
South Boston, in Halifax County, was titled for Boston, Massachusetts.
The town was originally positioned on the south side of the Dan River and called Boyd's Ferry.
Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present United States Enumeration Bureau Welcome to South Boston & Halifax County History of Halifax County & South Boston South Boston News & Record Municipalities and communities of Halifax County, Virginia, United States Virginia Towns in Virginia
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Towns in Virginia - Towns in Halifax County, Virginia - Populated places established in 1796 - 1796 establishments in Virginia
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