Emporia’s Historic Districts

Hicksford Historic District and Belfield Historic District tell the story of the evolution of Emporia from two small early-19th-century crossroads to a merged, active city in Virginia’s Southside Greensville County. Geographically separated by the Meherrin River, the neighboring towns of Hicksford and Belfield merged in 1887 to form Emporia.
Belfield was established in 1798, while Hicksford was established one year later.  Emporia was chartered as a City in 1967.

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