Sussex County, VA

Headnote
The rail-road from Petersburg to Weldon, N. C., runs through a portion of it on the west. The Nottoway runs centrally through it, and the Blackwater forms a part of its NE. boundary. About 500,000 pounds of cotton are annually produced in the county. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,584, slaves 6,384, free colored 811; total, 11,229. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Sussex County, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SUSSEX was formed in 1754, from Surry: it is about 32 miles long, and 18 wide. The rail-road from Petersburg to Weldon, N. C., runs through a portion of it on the west. The Nottoway runs centrally through it, and the Blackwater forms a part of its NE. boundary. About 500,000 pounds of cotton are annually produced in the county. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,584, slaves 6,384, free colored 811; total, 11,229.

The C. H. is situated near the centre of the county, 48 miles SSE. of Richmond.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 487.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Sussex, VA City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, "Democratic National Convention," March 17, 1860
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