Cumberland County, VA

Headnote

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of Virginia, with James river on the north. Area, 320 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil varied. Seat of justice, Cumberland Court House. Pop. in 1820, 11,023; in 1830, 11,689; in 1840, 10,339; in 1850, 9,751. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia
Date Type
Robert E. Lee and his family leave Richmond to spend summer in the Virginia countryside Personal
Name Type
Cumberland, VA City or Town
Date Title
Richmond (VA) Dispatch, "A Case in Point," January 3, 1857
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