Matoaca, Virginia

About Matoaca

Matoaca is a small unincorporated community in southern Virginia.

Matoaca holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.57 square miles.

📰 Matoaca News Today

• Matoaca High School (Chesterfield, VA) Boys Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Edward Hunter Burton, Sr. Obituary Aug 10, 2026 ealvinsmall.com · Aug 10
• Lisa Simmons Howerton jtmorriss.com · Jun 21
• Matoaca softball wins first state championship in school history with walk-off over Lightridge WTVR.com · Jun 13
• Dillon Newton-Short virginiasports.com · Dec 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Matoaca Unique

• The only place in America named Matoaca — 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 southern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Matoaca

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Matoaca

• Don Quixote Mexican Grill — mexican
• Giuseppe's Pizza — pizza
• Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Waffle House — american
• El Caporal Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Rawlings Little Pig Barbeque — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Battlefield Center · Museum
• Historical Education Center · Museum
• The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier · Museum
• Virginia Motorsports Park · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Matoaca

• Appomattox Riverside Park reviews ★
• John J Radcliffe Appomattox River Conservation Area reviews ★
• Matoaca Park reviews ★
• Pamplin Historical Park reviews ★
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park reviews ★
• Appomattox River Canoe Launch reviews ★
• Dinwiddie Sports Complex reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Matoaca

• Matoaca Elementary
• Matoaca Middle
• Sutherland Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Matoaca

🏘️ Nearby Communities