Camptown, VA

Camptown is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States, lying just east of Franklin. The 2020 census counted 718 residents. The International Paper mill is here along with a Black community known as Camptown. Camptown is bordered to the west by the Blackwater River, which forms the border between Isle of Wight County and the independent city of Franklin. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Camptown, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Camptown, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The southeast corner of the CDP borders Suffolk.