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History · Yogaville

Half of Yogaville’s homes were built after 1996

Most of Yogaville was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1968 on.

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What stands out about Yogaville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Yogaville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yogaville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Yogaville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Yogaville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Yogaville is a census-designated place in northwestern Buckingham County, Virginia United States. As of the 2020 census, Yogaville had a population of 242. The interfaith yoga community Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville is the major physical feature and population center of the CDP.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 226 to 242 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Yogaville on the map, 1968 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Yogaville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Yogaville on the 1968 USGS mapYogaville on the 1974 USGS mapYogaville on the 1987 USGS map1968Howardsville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Yogaville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Yogaville

Nobody well known was born in Yogaville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rob LoweAmerican actor · b. 1964
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Camila MendesAmerican actress · b. 1994
Meriwether LewisAmerican explorer · b. 1774
Richard BurrUnited States Senator from North Carolina from … · b. 1955
Alexander VandegriftUnited States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recip… · b. 1887
Billy CampbellAmerican actor · b. 1959

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.