Nathalie, Virginia

Nathalie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, in the south-central region of the state. The population as of the 2010 census was 183.

Geography
Located in northern Halifax County at 36.935°N, -78.94722°W (36.9348619, &minus;78.9472347), at an altitude of 524 ft, it lies along Road 603 15 mi north of the town of Halifax, the county seat of Halifax County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 sqkm, of which 0.06 sqkm, or 0.76%, are water. The community is drained by tributaries of Catawba Creek, which flows northeast to the Roanoke River at Clarkton.

History
It received its name in 1890 or 1891, being named after Natalie Otey (not "Nathalie"), daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Wimbish, an important local landowner. Prior to that time, the village at this location was considered to be a part of the Nathaniel Barksdale plantation. It had included a church since 1773 (the first Catawba Baptist Church) and a post office since 1828. This post office continues to operate today with the ZIP code of 24577.

The former Clarkton Bridge over the Roanoke or "Staunton" River 4 mi northeast of town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.