TIMBER LAKE

Located in Campbell County VA

75 Acre Man-Made Lake w/ approximately 230 homes

I live at TIMBERLAKE, a quaint and eclectic Virginia Community at the edge of Campbell County where it borders Bedford County located on Rt 460 (Timberlake Road).

Timber Lake was first called "The Gem of Piedmont, Virginia" in an article written by Edley Craighill for  The Southern magazine in February 1928.  Edley Craighill was a co-founder of Timber Lake.  Fred Showalter was the other partner.

Many newcomers to the Lynchburg Area do not know there is really a Timber Lake located on Timberlake Road as you head out of town towards Bedford and Roanoke!  We are a quiet little secret that most of the neighborhood would like to keep that way.  As I say we are an eclectic group....

My husband, Tom,  and I have lived in our home on Timberlake since July 1987.  We moved here when my son, Brett, was 12 and my daughter, Beth Anne was 5.  It is a pretty common joke on the Lake that most old timers here have lived in at least 2 homes on the lake.  And this is true for Tom and me.  I lived in a new brick home here in 1965 with my parents and brothers and Tom rented a house here in 1973 before we were married.  On our first date Tom picked me up at the home of one of my best friends here on Timberlake.  Even though I did not live on the lake - I grew up here.  Many of my family friends lived on the Lake - I spent many many happy days  growing up here on the Lake.  We had Christmas Eves here, 4th of July Parties, we swam, gigged, fished, went to Horse Shows, Little League Football and Cheerleader practice - well you get the picture.  Timber Lake is full of personal history for many many people and my goal in these blogs is to tell the Stories of Timberlake.

986 Timberlake Drive

Silver Lake

(Our House from the air 10-2006)

It has been joked about by our neighbors that Tom and I had one of the smallest houses on the Lake but the biggest dock and the most boats!!  This was before everyone expanded their docks & added the pontoon boats! 

 Here Tom and I  are on Wednesday Night, 11-12-08 on the boat at sundown with the Loves & Lights of our lives - Brantley (2 1/2) and Brylan (8 mos)!  Brantley will tell you that this boat is Pop T, Kakie, Brylan and her's and we just let the Mommies & Daddies ride sometimes!!!!

Stories, People & Places on Timber Lake, Va to be continued.....

Kathy Myers Carson, ABR, GRI

REALTOR - "THE GARY FOSTER TEAM"

RE/MAX 1ST OLYMPIC - Lynchburg, VA

434-660-4025  or  kcarson@jetbroadband.com