Baskerville, Virginia

About Baskerville

Baskerville, VA is a small unincorporated community located in southern Virginia.

Baskerville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.14 square miles.

📰 Baskerville News Today

• Historic Sandusky, Potter Lecture Fund present ‘The Black Boatmen of Central Virginia’ University of Lynchburg · Apr 13
• Victor Darvel Baskerville Obituary (2026) - Vienna, VA - Money and King Funeral Home and Cremation Services Legacy obituary · Jul 23
• Schedule - Mecklenburg County Phoenix (Baskerville, VA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 29
• Virginia Ann Urbanik Obituary Feb 26, 2026 - Reeves - Baskerville Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home · Mar 1
• Obituary | Evangelist Wanda C. "Tina" Talley j m wilkerson funeral establishment, inc. · May 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Baskerville Unique

• The only place in America named Baskerville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baskerville

• Pino's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baskerville

• Dick Cross State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Palmer Point Park reviews ★
• Tailrace Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Baskerville

• Mecklenburg County High
• Mecklenburg County Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Baskerville

🏘️ Nearby Communities