Why visit Chatmoss
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Dry Bridge School, East Church Street-Starling Avenue Historic District and Chatmoss Country Club.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88°F; January lows average 24°F.
Weather in Chatmoss
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Chatmoss
Chatmoss is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chatmoss had a population of 1,671. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area .
From the Wikipedia article Chatmoss, Virginia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks9
Dry Bridge School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.2 mi
Historic Rosenwald school located at Martinsville, Virginia
East Church Street-Starling Avenue Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Historic district in Virginia, United States
John Waddey Carter House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Martinsville, Virginia, NRHP-listed in Henry County
Little Post Office
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.9 mi
Post office in Martinsville, United States of America
Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.7 mi
Factory in Martinsville, Virginia
Scuffle Hill
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.0 mi
Historic house in Virginia, United States
Piedmont Arts Association
Museum · 4.0 mi
Art museum in Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Museum · 3.8 mi
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
Do Drop In
Restaurant · Burger · 2.3 mi
201 Chatham Road, Martinsville
Su 09:00-18:00; Mo-Fr 06:00-21:00; Sa 07:30-21:00
Churches and places of worship2
History
Chatmoss takes its name from a 2,700-acre (11 km2) Hairston family plantation on the site, which was later incorporated into a larger country club building on the site. That name probably derives from "Chat Moss", a large area of peat bog near Manchester, UK. In turn, that bog may be named after St Chad, or even from the Celtic word ced, meaning wood. Alternatively it may be an Old English personal name and mos, meaning "swamp." Low-lying areas around Chatmoss were boggy wetlands prone to flooding from Leatherwood Creek before mitigation by several dams.
The Hairston family owned many plantations scattered across the South, including plantations in North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia. The family's Henry County plantations included still extant Beaver Creek Plantation and Hordsville, as well as plantations at Marrowbone, Magna Vista, Leatherwood, Camp Branch and Shawnee, which are no longer standing. The Chatmoss property was long owned by Harden Hairston, who inherited it, but it was later sold by a descendant to the developers of the country club on the site.
From the History section of Chatmoss, Virginia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Carniceria 2 Toros Meat Market
Grocery · 0.5 mi
6280 A L Philpott Highway, Martinsville
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Map of Chatmoss
30 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 24°F | 3.8 in | 3.3 in |
| Feb | 52°F | 26°F | 3.0 in | 2.4 in |
| Mar | 60°F | 32°F | 4.1 in | 1.7 in |
| Apr | 71°F | 40°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 78°F | 50°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 85°F | 59°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 88°F | 64°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 5.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 60°F | 32°F | 3.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 51°F | 26°F | 3.7 in | 2.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Martinsville Fltr Plt (4 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Henry County has had 10 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-23: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2020-04-02: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2018-10-15: Hurricane Florence (Hurricane)
- 2018-09-11: Hurricane Florence (Hurricane)
- 2012-10-29: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Danville Regional Airport (DAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 miles away.
- Martinsville 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Eden 12 mi south, about 20 min by car
- Bassett 12 mi northwest, about 20 min by car
- Stoneville 16 mi southwest, about 25 min by car
- Wentworth 19 mi south, about 31 min by car
- Mayodan 20 mi southwest, about 32 min by car
- Danville 22 mi east, about 36 min by car
- Madison 22 mi southwest, about 35 min by car
- Blairs 23 mi east, about 37 min by car
- Reidsville 24 mi south, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Martinsville Novelty Corporation Factory, Nyttend, Public domain
- Scuffle Hill Martinsville Virginia, MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church near Starling, Martinsville, Nyttend, Public domain
- Dry Bridge School, Nyttend, Public domain
- The Little Post Office Martinsville Virginia, MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- John Waddey Carter House, Nyttend, Public domain
- Virginia Museum of Natural History display, James St. John, CC BY 2.0
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