Map of La Crosse town, Virginia

La Crosse is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Its name is derived from the fact that it was a place where railroads once crossed, and there is still a caboose in the center of the town. La Crosse is adjacent to the neighboring town South Hill.

The town’s population was 604 at the 2010 census.

La Crosse town overview:
Name:	La Crosse town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Mecklenburg County
Elevation:	476 ft (145 m)
Total Area:	1.22 sq mi (3.17 km²)
Land Area:	1.22 sq mi (3.17 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	604
Population Density:	470.16/sq mi (181.58/km²)
ZIP code:	23950
Area code:	434
FIPS code:	5143176
GNISfeature ID:	1495802

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La Crosse online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Before 1890, La Crosse was known as Piney Pond. The La Crosse Hotel and O.H.P. Tanner House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. La Crosse was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway. The Virginia General Assembly chartered the People’s Warehouse Company in 1902 in La Crosse. The company was formed for selling tobacco. Today, the Tobacco Heritage Trail runs through the town on the old Atlantic and Danville Railway.