Piney River in Nelson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Rivers
The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2016
1. The Rivers Marker
Both rivers begin in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flow eastward. The Piney River (16.5 miles long) is a tributary of the Tye River (35 miles long), which empties into the James River. The rivers form a portion of the boundary between Nelson and Amherst Counties.
The rivers host a wide array of plants and animals, including several threatened and endangered species. Songbirds, waterfowl, hawks and falcons, bats, fox, river otter, beaver, snakes, trout, bass, and several types of butterflies are just some animals that make their homes along the Tye and Piney Rivers. Native plants can also be found along the river banks and include Hemlock, Yellow Birch, Eastern Rough Sedge, and Sharp-toothed Nodding Aster.
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Eastern Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteneus cinereoargenteneus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Sharp Toothed Nodding Aster Oclemena nemoralis
James River Spinymussel Pleurobema collina
Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia idalia
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata
Erected by Virginia
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 37° 40.974′ N, 78° 59.001′ W. Marker is in Piney River, Virginia, in Nelson County. It can be reached from Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 151) 0.4 miles south of Firehouse Road ( Route 675), on the left when traveling south. Located along the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3124 Patrick Henry Hwy, Piney River VA 22964, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Action at Tye River (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hurricane Camille (approx. 2.3 miles away); American Cyanamid (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (approx. 2.7 miles away); Nelson County / Amherst County (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Scale House (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cabellsville (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piney River.
Also see . . . Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail. Nelson County Tourism (Submitted on March 9, 2016.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2016
2. The Rivers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2016, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
