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Welcome to Deltaville, Virginia - Your Gateway to the Chesapeake Bay

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Real Estate Agent with "Go with Long & Foster's BEST, ask for Will or Bonnie VEST!"

                              Welcome to Deltavillew                                         Aerial Deltaville

Within rural Middlesex County, Virginia is Deltaville, Virginia 23043 A small, quaint fishing village surrounded by water.                                                       

Deltaville is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/rivah/article/welcome_to_deltaville/ 

Although there is a reported population of approximately 1600, these numbers do not account for the growth in population during the summer months in which the so called "come here's" retreat to their "rivah" homes.


Once known as the wooden boat building capitol of the Chesapeake Bay, Deltaville, Virginia is on the western shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. The eastern shore is approximately 17 miles across the Bay and makes for an easy day sail. The eastern tip of this Middle Peninsula is Stingray Point, named by Captain John Smith after being stung by a Stingray. (Latitude 37.5674 Longitude 76.2572) Captain John Smith has been quoted as saying "Heaven and earth have never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation".

There is only one road in and one road out of Deltaville, Virginia and that would be State Route 33, also known as General Puller Highway. Stingray Point is the end of the road and meets with the Chesapeake Bay.


The town of Deltaville is bounded on the north by the Rapphannock River and on the south by the Piankatank River. There are many creeks and marshes meandering off these Rivers. Sailing, powerboating, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and all things relating to the water is what makes Deltaville an ideal vacation community.

Middlesex County has over 22 marinas, most are in Deltaville. It is not unusual to meet many transients travelling North to South or vice versa. Deltaville is a favourite layover for many "snow birds" heading South for the Winter.

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Take me out to the Ball Park...."the Deltaville Ballpark -- that's its name, plain and simple!

It is a different experience than even a low-level minor league can provide. It's amateur baseball, featuring mostly college-age players, at a World War II-era ballpark in a small town that adores its team. It's great fun for the young at heart.

Think it costs too much to take the family to a ballgame these days? Admission to a Deltas game is $5 -- unless you're 12 or younger, in which case you get in free. There's no charge to park in the grass next to the ballpark, and in fact, if you arrive early enough you might run into some of the players as they get dressed for the game in their cars (since the park has no locker rooms). At the concession stand, you can get a hot dog, chips and a soft drink for less than $3.

Many years ago, there were ballparks like this one all around the Northern Neck. The Deltaville Ballpark -- lovingly maintained by the entire community -- is the last one still standing. Several years ago," the outfield fence had to be replaced. Chain link would have been cheaper, but the committee that maintains the ballpark knew that wouldn't do. In order to keep that vintage look, they made it from lumber and corrugated metal, using volunteers and prison labor to construct the fence.

Deltaville fans sit in wooden grandstands behind home plate or along the third-base line, protected from foul balls by a fence. Most similar ballparks used chicken wire; at Deltaville, they used the same type of wire used to make crab pots. "It was very available in this area," Deltas manager Jerry Crittenden says." http://www.dailypress.com/travel/dp-deltavilletravel,0,2259434.story

Deltaville is protected by local volunteer fire fighter's and medic's. The nearest hospital's are about a 30 minute commute to Gloucester or Kilmarnock on the Northern Neck.


The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department and the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad are funded by donations and events. The Rescue Squad holds Bingo every Monday night and has an annual Chicken & Shrimp dinner. The Fire Department has many fund-raising events such as the annual Crab Feast the first weekend in August.

A visit to Deltaville, Virginia is like taking a step back in time. A Mayberry RFD type of town with a much slower pace, there's no need to be in a hurry in Deltaville. The only traffic jams you might encounter are at the start of a sailboat race.
Deltaville is just a simpler place in time... www.DeltavilleVa.com

For information on Deltaville, VA real estate or Northern Neck of Virginia real estate, please give me a call at 804-339-5282 or email me  at Bonnie@BonnieVest.com or visit me on the web www.DeltavilleRealEstate.com

or www.VestTeam.com

Bonnie Vest, Realtor

Long & Foster Bay/River Office, 17457 General Puller Highway, Deltaville, Virginia  23043

 

Comments (4)

Mike Hogan
The Hogan Group at Keller Williams Realty - Mechanicsville, VA
MBA

Bonnie- Deltaville really is a great slice of Virginia. We renovated a home there a couple years ago. It's a beautiful town. Im typing this just a bit up the bay around the point in Heathsville, Va on the Potomac.

Aug 08, 2009 02:52 PM
Kim Curran
RE/MAX Unlimited of Northern Virginia - Bristow, VA

I have in-laws right next door. Deltaville is a real neat little town with fun things to do. Love all the pictures.

Aug 10, 2009 02:51 PM
Bonnie Vest
"Go with Long & Foster's BEST, ask for Will or Bonnie VEST!" - Deltaville, VA
Your Deltaville and Northern Neck Realtor

Mike, Heathsville is a wonderful area as well.  Lots of farmland and water.  Sail on into Deltaville some time.  Kim, where are your folks, Gloucester, Mathews or Middlesex?  Come by the Long and Foster office and introduce yourself when you visiting.  Here's another picture for you, where else can a boy go down the sidewalk of the main road with his dog in a red radio flyer with his John Deere tractor? Deltaville is a great place to live, work and play. Radio Flyer

Aug 13, 2009 01:07 PM
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