Port Haywood, Virginia facts for kids

Port Haywood is a small place in Mathews County, Virginia. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

A Look at Port Haywood's Past

In the early 1900s, around 1904, Port Haywood was known as a "post village." This means it had a post office, which was a very important place back then. People would go there to send and receive letters and packages, and it often served as a central meeting spot for the community.