Arcturus, Virginia is not documented in widely recognized geographic or historical reference works, including the United States Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and major encyclopedic publications. Consequently, there is insufficient encyclopedic information to provide a detailed entry for this term.
The name “Arcturus” originates from the ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), meaning “guardian of the bear,” and is most commonly known as the designation of a bright star in the constellation Boötes. The use of stellar names for place names is a documented naming practice in the United States, but no verifiable sources confirm the existence of a settlement, community, or geographic feature named “Arcturus” within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
