Funeral Homes in Midlothian, VA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Jake Lowery (baseball player), and Ryan Taylor (soccer player).

Midlothian is an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and in Powhatan County, Virginia. Founded over 300 years ago as a coal mining village, it is now a suburban community located west of Richmond, Virginia and South of the James River in the Richmond–Petersburg region.It was named for the early 18th-century coal mining enterprises of the Wooldridge brothers, who came from mining villages in the counties of East and West Lothian in Scotland. They called their new venture Mid-Lothian and produced the first commercially mined coal in the Virginia Colony and in what became the United States. By the early 18th century, several mines were being developed by French Huguenots and others. The mine owners began to export the commodity from the region in the 1730s. Midlothian-area coal heated the U.S. White House for President Thomas Jefferson. The transportation needs of coal shipping stimulated construction of an early toll road, the Manchester Turnpike in 1807; and the Chesterfield Railroad, the state's first in 1831; each to travel the 13 miles from the mining community to the port of Manchester, just below the fall line of the James River.In the early 1850s, the Richmond and Danville Railroad built Coalfield Station near the mines. The small village established nearby came to be called Midlothian.In the 1920s, Old Buckingham Road through Midlothian's commercial area became part of the new east-west U.S. Route 60. A few decades later, residential neighborhoods were developed near Midlothian, including the large Salisbury community, Briarwood and its swim and racquet club, and the Brandermill planned development sited on Swift Creek Reservoir. In the 21st century, Midlothian extends many miles beyond the original village area. State Route 288 connects the community with Interstate 64 and the State Route 76 toll road, and Interstate 95 in the Richmond metropolitan area's southwestern quadrant.

Midlothian Obituaries

It was revealed by The Roanoke Times & World News on March 31st, 2019 that Roy Allen Skinell passed on in Midlothian, Virginia.  Skinell was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Roy Allen's life.

It was written on March 23rd, 2019 that Maxine Church perished in Midlothian, Virginia.  Church was 92 years old and was born in Anawalt, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Maxine's life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on February 1st, 2019 that Henrietta "Penny" Goodall (Stolper) passed on in Midlothian, Virginia.  Ms. Goodall was 94 years old and was born in Muskogee, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Henrietta "Penny"'s life.

It was noted by Bristol Herald Courier on November 5th, 2018 that Florence Rowan (Lewis) passed away in Midlothian, Virginia.  Ms. Rowan was 96 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Florence's life.

It was written on September 15th, 2018 that Robert Newton Monroe passed on in Midlothian, Virginia.  Monroe was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Newton's life.

It was disclosed on September 6th, 2018 that Bob Marshall passed away in Midlothian, Virginia.  Marshall was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bob's life.

It was noted on September 4th, 2018 that Lloyd Eldridge Ward died in Midlothian, Virginia.  Ward was 68 years old and was born in Beckley, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lloyd Eldridge's life.

It was reported on August 29th, 2018 that Kenneth William III Evans passed away in Midlothian, Virginia.  Evans was 64 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kenneth William III's life.

It was reported by Bristol Herald Courier on August 22nd, 2018 that Eugene Latimer Dr Rasor died in Midlothian, Virginia.  Rasor was 82 years old and was born in Ware Shoals, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eugene Latimer Dr's life.

It was noted by The Southwest Times on August 15th, 2018 that Donald Wade Skeen perished in Midlothian, Virginia.  Skeen was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald Wade's life.

History

By 1700, several mines were in development by French Huguenots and others. Midlothian-area coal heated the US White House for President Thomas Jefferson.

In the 1920s, Midlothian's commercial village area along the Old Buckingham Road was sited on the new east-west US Route 60 (Virginia) Route 60. (Manchester, the original county seat of Chesterfield County, became an independent city and merged with Richmond in 1910). Founded over 300 years ago as a coal mining village, it is now an outlying suburban community located well beyond the city limits in the Southside (Richmond, Virginia) area of Richmond, Virginia in the Richmond-Petersburg region.

The official website for the city of Midlothian is http://www.midlothianva.org/.