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Heathsville is a census designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. Heathsville is in the easternmost county of the Northern Neck of Virginia, which was the birthplace of three of the first five Presidents of the United States George Washington, James Madison, and James Monroe. It is the county seat of Northumberland County, and has housed four county courthouses since the first was built in 1663. It is also home to numerous historical home sites, some dating to the late 18th century. The Heathsville Historic District, Coan Baptist Church, Howland Chapel School, Kirkland Grove Campground, Rice's Hotel, Oakley, St. Stephen's Church, Sunnyside, and The Academy are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Heathsville is named after lawyer and politician John Heath. The population as of the 2020 Census was 136. It is located on U. S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) west of Reedville and east of Warsaw.

In 1679, the county justices of Northumberland County sought to move their courthouse from the Hull Neck area to a more central locale in the county. To that end, local officials signed a contract with John Hughlett in 1680 to build a court house and attached prison upon "Mr. Hughlett's Indian Field," the future site of Heathsville. The court house would be completed the following year. For most of its early history, Heathsville remained a small hamlet, with fewer than 12 buildings through the American Revolutionary War. However, the town continued to grow, and several influential residents of the county successfully petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to incorporate Northumberland Court House as a town in 1797; this group included John Heath, for whom the town was named. It was during this time in Heathsville's history that many of its historic homes (Sunnyside, Springfield, The Academy, and others) were built and expanded. The area behind the old courthouse is home to a farmer's market the third Saturday of each month from April through October. This area also hosts craft guilds dedicated to the preservation and use of pre industrial skills, including iron forging, wood working, quilting, and weaving.

+Racial composition as of 2020(NH = Non Hispanic)Race / EthnicityPop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)10677.94%Black or African American alone (NH)1813.23%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)21.47%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)10.74%Mixed Race/Multi Racial (NH)75.15%Hispanic or Latino (any race)21.47%Total136100.00%
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.