Tyro, Virginia

Tyro is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.^[1]

It was named from the English word tyro, which also means "beginner" or "novice".^[2]^[3]

Pharsalia and the Tyro Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

References

GNIS reference

↑ Garnett P. Williams and Harold P. Guy. Erosional and Depositional Aspects of Hurricane Camille in Virginia, 1969. United States Government Printing Office, 1973, pp. 1.
↑ "tyro". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 649.
↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Municipalities and communities of Nelson County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Lovingston

CDPs	Arrington Lovingston Nellysford Schuyler Shipman Wintergreen‡

Unincorporated communities	Adial Afton Allens Creek Avon Beech Grove Bryant Buffalo Springs Caskie Colleen Durrett Town Elma Faber Five Forks Four Forks Freshwater Gladstone Gordon Crossing Greenfield Greenway Gullysville Hendersons Store Jonesboro Kingswood Lakeview Heights Lanes Ford Lawthorne Mill Lodebar Lowesville Martins Store Massies Mill Midway Mills Montebello Nash Norwood Oak Ridge Old Myndus Onan Ottoway Piedmont Piney River Poplar Flats Ramsey Red Apple Orchard Rockfish Roseland Roses Mill Shady Lane Swannanoa Twin Poplars Tye River Tyro Warminster White Rock Wingina Woods Mill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°49′18″N 79°00′17″W / 37.82167°N 79.00472°W / 37.82167; -79.00472

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