Paytes, Virginia


Paytes is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The community is marked at the intersection of Lawyer's Road and Catharpin Road by an electrical substation owned by Rappahannock Electric Co-op. A telecommunications tower was approved to be built on the site to expand cell coverage in the area on February 28, 2001.
The community stretches east from this intersection along Catharpin Road until it splits at a fork into two separate roads: West Catharpin Road, which continues to carry the Route 608 designation, heading east towards Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Post Oak Road, heading east towards Post Oak.
Craig's Baptist Church/Community Center is located near the intersection of Catharpin Road with Craig's Church Lane, which lies between the 601/608 intersection to the west and the Y-split of 608/606 to the east. The latter point is where a store/gas station stands: Keystone Grocery. This store was long known as Baker's Store when it was managed by Najeh Abed, until the management and name was changed in 1999.

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