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Lanesville, Virginia
Lanesville, Virginia is located in Virginia
Lanesville, Virginia
Lanesville, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Lanesville, Virginia is located in the United States
Lanesville, Virginia
Lanesville, Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Virginia
County King William
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Lanesville is a small place in King William County, Virginia, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a town or city does. Instead, it's part of the larger county government.

Discovering Lanesville

Lanesville is located in the eastern part of Virginia. It is a quiet area where people live and work. Being an unincorporated community means that services like roads, schools, and police are managed by King William County. This is different from a city, which would have its own mayor and city council.

A Notable Person from Lanesville

One interesting person connected to Lanesville was Samuel Osborne. He was born in Virginia in 1833. Samuel Osborne worked for a long time, 37 years, as a custodian and caretaker at Colby College in Maine. He was an African American man who played an important role in the daily life of the college during his time there.

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