Cheriton, Virginia

About Cheriton

Cheriton is a tiny community in southeastern Virginia, home to 458 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Cheriton holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.09 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 420 residents per square mile.

📰 Cheriton News Today

• Eastern Shore Rail to Trail Projects — Cape Charles and Cheriton segments Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Jun 30
• Robert Lamb Obituary (2026) - Exmore, VA - Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore Legacy obituary · Jul 22
• Bike trail gets $23.5 million in federal dollars to complete Cheriton to Onley stretch Shore Daily News · Feb 5
• Frank B. Holland, Jr. Obituary Oct 23, 2025 Carewell Cremations · Oct 23
• Lightning Strike Map in Cheriton, VA - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cheriton Unique

• The only place in America named Cheriton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

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 14 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cheriton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cheriton

• Don Valerio LLC — mexican
• Small's Smokehouse — barbecue
• Froggy's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cheriton

• Mockhorn · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pennsylvania Railroad Cheriton station reviews ★
• Wreck Island State Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cheriton

🏘️ Nearby Communities