Troy, Virginia, United States

🇺🇸 Troy is an unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. It lies just west of U.S. Route 15, between Zion Crossroads to the north and the county seat of Palmyra to the south. Troy's existence was defined by the Virginia Air Line Railway, which operated from 1908 to 1975. In 1998, the Virginia Department of Corrections opened the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in the area.

Previously called Clarkland, the location is named after "Captain" T. O. Troy, president of the now-defunct Virginia Air Line Railway. When construction on the rail line to connect Lindsay and Strathmore began in October 1906, the railway stop in Clarkland consisted of little more than a shed. Around May 1908, Troy built a full rail agency station in the community to become the cornerstone of the area's prosperity. The agency shared a building with the town general store, operated by James Hasher. The railroad was completed and began operating in October 1908. However, rail service was reduced to one daily train by 1927 and ended in 1954. The growing adoption of automobiles and airplanes had been taking business away from railroads since the 1930s. On October 26, 1971, the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors unsuccessfully sued the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to keep the railway in operation; it was abandoned in November 1975. The store was deserted, leaving the graves of the Hasher family next to it.

Troy can be accessed from U.S. Route 15, just south of Zion Crossroads. The community lies to the east of U.S. Route 15 along Fluvanna County Road 631, also known as Troy Road. Troy is part of the Charlottesville metropolitan area.

The Troy post office serves the local ZIP Code of 22974 as well as communities in the neighbouring counties of Albemarle, Louisa, and Orange. The average home value was $105,000 and the average annual household income was $54,396.

Economy Fluvanna County has a workforce of 13,206 living in the county. 15% of the workforce lives and works inside the county borders. 84% of county residents work in another locality. In comparison, the equivalent of 22% are in-commuters.

In October 2020, Governor Northam announced Silk City Printing of Paterson, NJ would relocate to Fork Union, VA to occupy the plant vacated by Thomasville Furniture in 2007. This was Fluvanna's first economic development project announced by the Governor's Office. When fully operational, Silk City will be one of Fluvanna's top 10 employers.

Fluvanna County's Zion Crossroads Water and Sewer System water tower was named the top 10 best painted water towers in 2020 by Tnemec Corporation.

The top 10 employers in Fluvanna County as of 2020: 1 Fluvanna School Board 2 Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women 3 County of Fluvanna 4 Fork Union Military Academy 5 AG Dillard Inc. 6 BFI Transfer Systems of Virginia (Republic Services) 7 Food Lion 8 Domino's Pizza 9 Lake Monticello Owners' Association 10 Fielders Choice Enterprises Inc.