Wilderness Crossing
Locust Grove, Orange County, VA
Source: Primary source
Wilderness Crossing is a proposed data center in Orange County, VA, operated by Amazon.com, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkThis project covers multiple parcels. The total acreage has been represented here. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon.com, Inc.
- This facilityWilderness Crossing
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Porsche leases large warehouse space in Spalding County - Atlanta Business ChronicleThe Business Journals· Apr 20, 2026
- Georgia Power pays over $100 million for two industrial sites on I-75The Business Journals· Aug 18, 2025
- Locust Grove man hit, killed by trainWSB-TV· Aug 4, 2025
- How Amazon helps data center communities thriveAbout Amazon· May 7, 2025
- Meta, formerly Facebook, hits ‘peak construction’ on $800M data center in KunaIdaho Statesman· Apr 30, 2025
- A company you’ve never heard of plans to invest at least $1B in the Boise areaIdaho Statesman· Apr 7, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Virginia reported $1B in Data Center Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption (Va. Code § 58.1-609.3(18)) for FY2024 (Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) / Weldon Cooper Center). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Locust Grove Middle in Locust Grove, is 3.0 mi from this site (693 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.