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Templeton’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Templeton is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Templeton had a population of 372. Templeton is located along Interstate 95 at Exit 41 where US 301, and Virginia State Routes 35 and 156 converge.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 431 to 372 (-14%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Templeton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Templeton

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Joseph CottenJoseph CottenPetersburg · 9 miMoses MaloneMoses MalonePetersburg · 9 miDee Dee RamoneDee Dee RamoneFort Gregg-Adams · 11 miJohn Randolph of RoanokeJohn Randolph of RoanokeHopewell · 15 miReggie WilliamsReggie WilliamsPrince George · 11 miJavonte GreenJavonte GreenPetersburg · 9 mi
By decade

Templeton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today11 photos
Old Gas Station & House; US 301;CommonsOld Gas Station & House; US 301;2019NB US 301 over Jones Hole Swamp;CommonsNB US 301 over Jones Hole Swamp;2019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-3CommonsConfederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-32019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-2CommonsConfederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-22019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-1CommonsConfederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-12019Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-2CommonsAbandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-22019Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-1CommonsAbandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-1201902-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight StationCommons02-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight Station201801-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight StationCommons01-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight Station2018Northbound I-95; Three-fourths of a mile from Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) inCommonsNorthbound I-95; Three-fourths of a mile from Exit 41 (US 3…2005Northbound I-95 at Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) inCommonsNorthbound I-95 at Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) in2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Templeton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Templeton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chester Plantation in Disputanta, 7 miles away.

Templeton and the nearest listed places

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Chester PlantationChurch of the Sacred Heart ParishLee Memorial ParkWalnut Hill Historic DistrictPetersburg Breakthrough BattlefieldChrist and Grace Episcopal Church

Closest to Templeton

Chester PlantationDisputanta · Building7miChurch of the Sacred Heart ParishPetersburg · Building7.6miLee Memorial ParkPetersburg · District8.6miWalnut Hill Historic DistrictPetersburg · District8.9miPetersburg Breakthrough BattlefieldPetersburg · District9.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Chester Plantation’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Templeton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Templeton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Petersburg📜 Stony Creek📜 Colonial Heights📜 Waverly

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