Smoky Ordinary, Virginia

Smoky Ordinary is an unincorporated area in Brunswick County, Virginia.

[1] The ordinary that stood on this site catered to travelers on the north-south stage road as early as 1750.

During the American Revolution local warehouses were burned by British Colonel Tarleton,[2] and legend says that it was from that occurrence that the ordinary derived its name.

[3] "Ordinary" is sometimes used to refer to a tavern or a place where food is sold to the public.

[1] A post office called Smokey Ordinary was established in 1832, and remained in operation until 1964.