Nearby to the east once stood the community of Peytonsburg, part of Halifax County when that county was formed in 1752. Peytonsburg was incorporated as a town in 1759 by the Virginia General Assembly and became part of Pittsylvania County in 1766. By the late 1770s during the Revolutionary War, Peytonsburg was serving as a supply depot for southern colonial troops, where horseshoes and wooden canteens were made for them. During the 1780s, Peytonsburg was a terminus of a mail route that ran from the town to Richmond. During the 19th century, the inhabitants gradually left the town, and the buildings gradually disappeared.