Richmond County, VA

Headnote
RICHMOND was created in 1692, when the old county of Rappahannock was extinguished, and Essex, with this county, made from it. It is 30 miles long, with an average breadth of 7 miles. The Rappahannock forms its southwestern boundary. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,092, slaves 2,363, free colored 510; total 5,963. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Richmond County, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
RICHMOND was created in 1692, when the old county of Rappahannock was extinguished, and Essex, with this county, made from it. It is 30 miles long, with an average breadth of 7 miles. The Rappahannock forms its southwestern boundary. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,092, slaves 2,363, free colored 510; total 5,963.

Richmond C. H. is centrally situated in the county, 56 miles NE. of Richmond. It is a small village containing only about a dozen dwellings.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 463.
Date Title
John T. Cuddy to John H. Cuddy, July 8, 1862
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