Guinea, Virginia

Guinea, Virginia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Guinea, Virginia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Virginia
County Caroline
Elevation 135 ft (41 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 804
GNIS feature ID 1495630[1]

Guinea is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. Guinea is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest of Bowling Green. The modern spelling of the name has been altered from the earlier "Guiney" or "Guiney's", so called after an old Caroline County family, the Guineys[2] (also spelled Guinney, Gwinny, or Ginny in various records). The location is notable as being the place where Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died on May 10, 1863.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guinea, Virginia
  2. ^ Marshall Wingfield, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, (Richmond, Va: Trevvet Christian, 1924), p. 36