 Another railroad formerly served Farmville.In the late 19th century, the narrow gauge Farmville and Powhatan Railroad was built from Farmville through Cumberland, Powhatan, and Chesterfield counties to reach Bermuda Hundred on the navigable portion of the James River near its confluence with the Appomattox River at City Point.It was later renamed the Tidewater and Western Railroad, but was dismantled in the early 20th century.