Do you know of Rothsay ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rothsay. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rothsay.<1> We found mention of Rothsay as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Halifax County, Virginia. It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2> From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1895 and closed in 1897. Communities Also Named Rothsay ...We found two communities that share the name Rothsay. Within Virginia, the name Rothsay is unique. Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rothsay ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rothsay: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3> North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
More Orphans in Halifax County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Halifax County. Footnotes ...
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