Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

About Gloucester Courthouse

Gloucester Courthouse is a small unincorporated community in eastern Virginia.

Officially, Gloucester Courthouse is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.97 square miles.

📰 Gloucester Courthouse News Today

• Gloucester Courthouse Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Death investigation underway in Gloucester courthouse area 13newsnow.com · May 3
• Obituary information for Montague Monty Haskell Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory · Oct 1
• Gloucester Courthouse, VA Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 14
• Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gloucester Courthouse Unique

• The only place in America named Gloucester Courthouse — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Gloucester Courthouse

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gloucester Courthouse

• Anna's Pizza — pizza
• Applebee's — american
• Bubba's Shrimp Shack — seafood
• Fiorello Italian Restaurant — italian
• Great Wall — chinese
• Little Italy Ristorante — italian
• Los Portales Mexican Grill — mexican
• Lulu Birds Kitchen — southern
• Olivia's in the Village — italian
• Pizza Hut — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gloucester Museum of History · Museum
• Fairfield Foundation · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gloucester Courthouse

• Captain John Smith National Historic Trail reviews ★
• Ark Park reviews ★
• Beaverdam Park reviews ★
• Brown Park reviews ★
• Gloucester Youth Baseball reviews ★
• Stifel Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gloucester Courthouse

• Bethel Elementary
• Botetourt Elementary
• Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences Academy
• Gloucester High
• Page Middle
• Peasley Middle
• Petsworth Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gloucester Courthouse

🏘️ Nearby Communities