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 Amelia County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amelia County was established in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick counties.
The County is named for Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II of England.
In 1754, Prince Edward County was formed from parts Amelia County, and in 1789, Nottoway County was formed from the county.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amelia_County,_Virginia   (462 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Amelia County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amelia County was establsihed in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick counties.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia is on the Atlantic Coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Tidewater region of Virginia is the southeastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia, centered on Hampton Roads.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Amelia-County,-Virginia   (3482 words)

  
 Amelia County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amelia County is a county located in the U.S. State of Virginia.
As of the census of 2000, there are 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county.
The racial makeup of the county is 70.57% White, 28.05% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races.
www.eurofreehost.com /am/Amelia_County,_Virginia.html   (271 words)

  
 Amelia County -- Virginia's Heartland Partnership
Amelia County is strategically located in the south central portion of Virginia.
A traditionally agricultural community, Amelia County is situated in close proximity to the dynamic Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area.
If a company is located in a town, it pays town and county taxes except for utility taxes which are paid only to the town and the license tax which is paid only to the town unless town law permits the additional collection of a county tax.
www.virginiasheartland.org /ameliacounty.html   (609 words)

  
 Welcome to Amelia County, Virginia!
The County of Amelia operates under Commonwealth Law as a traditional government with five elected Board of Supervisor members representing the five election districts, and who serve four year terms.
In addition to the elected Board of Supervisors, the County is also served by five additional elected officials: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Commissioner of the Revenue, Sheriff, Treasurer, and Commonwealth Attorney.
Amelia Courthouse is the county seat and the centralized location of governmental activity.
www.ameliava.com /government.htm   (207 words)

  
 About Us -- Virginia's Heartland Partnership
Virginia's Heartland Partnership, Inc. is a regional marketing organization serving rural central Virginia including Amelia County, Buckingham County, Charlotte County, Cumberland County, Lunenburg County, and Prince Edward County.
This cooperative effort among these Virginia communities is indicative of their commitment to provide you with the benefits of each of these communities.
Virginia's Heartland is a short drive from the Cities of Richmond, Charlottesville and Lynchburg.
www.virginiasheartland.org   (398 words)

  
 Welcome to Amelia County, Virginia!
The County, named for Princess Amelia, daughter of George II of England, was created by a legislative act in 1734, and in 1735, it was created from Prince George and Brunswick Counties.
The County of Amelia’s Courthouse, located on a two-acre square in the center of the village, was moved several times before finally reaching its present location.
A Confederate Monument, erected in 1905 by the Amelia Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, stands in the courtyard in honor of the sons of Amelia County who served the Confederacy.
www.ameliava.com /history.htm   (445 words)

  
 Amelia Co. VA
Virginia Cemeteries - Burial records of persons interred in Virginia cemeteries are indexed here.
Virginia State Birth Records - Virginia State Birth Records can be searched using a first and last name from this database.
Virginia Adoption Registry - This is a Virginia adoption registry database to help you run a birth parent search or an adoptee search.
resources.rootsweb.com /USA/VA/Amelia   (673 words)

  
 Amelia County Schools
Amelia County Elementary School is home to one of the state's most modern educational technology systems, a Local Area Network consisting of more than 100 workstations is in place for students.
Amelia Academy offers grades K-12 and is located on North Five Forks Road in the village of Amelia Courthouse.
Amelia County Elementary School is home to one of the state's most modern educational technology systems, a Local Area Network consisting of more than 100 workstations, eight file servers, five laser printers and approximately 90 dot matrix printers.
www.ameliava.com /schools1.htm   (490 words)

  
 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: George Lewis of Prince George/Amelia Cos., VA & some descendants
Deed from Matthew Ornsby of Amelia Co. to Hans Steger of Amelia Co., for 32 pounds 5 shillings, a certain tract of land of 510 acres in Amelia Co., bounded by Lewis, Ornsby, Frederick Ford, Peter Clarke, Henry Jones, Peter Williams line(which was laid off for him), Hudson.
The tract is in Amelia on the head of Butterwood Swamp and bounded by the Amelia County line on Cocke's Road.
George Lewis witnessed a deed from John Hightower of Lunenburg County, to Abner Bates of Amelia County, for 100 lbs, all messuage of land containing about 225 acres on both sides of the little he___ swamp in Amelia County and bounded by Hugh Williams, Mitchell, Jackson.
worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patmck&id=I244   (4440 words)

  
 Amelia County Public Schools
The Amelia County Public School system has the belief that everyone has self worth and that all children, given the opportunity, can learn.
At the Amelia County Public Schools, we strive to develop individuals who can assume a worthwhile role in our society.
The Amelia County Public Schools are located in the Piedmont area -- at the "foot of the mountains" in central Virginia.
eclipse.achs.amelia.k12.va.us   (131 words)

  
 Atkinson Connections
Foxhall's Mill, originally known as Underwood's Mill, was located in then-Richmond County, Virginia, on land patented by Col. William UNDERWOOD in 1658.
Robert FLEMING of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, to John TABB of Raleigh Parish, Amelia County, land in Nottoway Parish on the upper side of Flatt Creek adjoining the lands of William JACKSON, James MITCHELL, Thomas ATKINSON, Abraham FORREST, et al.
On 22 Aug 1688 in the Parish of Sligo, County of Armagh, Ireland, Henry HOLLINGSWORTH married Lydia ATKINSON.
www.combs-families.org /combs/assoc/atkinson.htm   (8139 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Amelia County, Va.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia Court House,
U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1903-07; state court judge in Virginia.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/VA/AM.html   (611 words)

  
 Amelia County, Virginia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amelia County, Virginia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Its (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat is Amelia C.H. (Click link for more info and facts about
According to the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Census Bureau) U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 929 (Click link for more info and facts about km²;) km²; (359 (Click link for more info and facts about mi²;) mi²;).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amelia_county,_virginia.htm   (396 words)

  
 Colonial Tithables
In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia, the term “tithable” referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) one of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony.
In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older.
The age of all children imported was adjudged by the county court and entered into the records of the court.
www.lva.lib.va.us /whatwehave/tax/rn17_tithables.htm   (1753 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Virginia - Localities
Counties include Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William & Stafford and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas & Manassas Park.
Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Franklin, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex Counties, and cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Danville, Suffolk, Emporia, South Boston, Franklin and Martinsville.
Thirteen counties in South Central Virginia: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward.
www.cyndislist.com /va-local.htm   (823 words)

  
 Amelia County Animal Shelter
Amelia County Animal Shelter is located in Amelia County, Virginia.
We are a government run facility operated by the Amelia County Animal Control.
Our mission is to provide animal control as well as animal protection for the County of Amelia.
www.petfinder.org /shelters/VA73.html   (570 words)

  
 Virginia - The USGenWeb Census Project
Alexandria County was retro ceded from DC to VA in 1846.
Retro ceded to VA 1846 as part of Alexandria County.
Established 1801 as Alexandria Co. of the District of Columbia; retroceded to VA in 1846; organized as VA county of
www.us-census.org /states/virginia/a-va.htm   (131 words)

  
 Digital Amelia County Map, Maps of Amelia County County, Virginia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Our map of Amelia County is fully editable, logically layered (View Layer Directory), and royalty free.
Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=1776   (229 words)

  
 Hudsons Of Amelia County, Virginia and Beyond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One source styles the father of Henry and William Hudson as "Henry Hudson, Gentleman, Alderman of London, Lord of Manors, etc." Henry was the founding member of the famous Muscovy Company, or Association of Merchant Adventurers, which Sebastian Cabot founded by 1553.
The early Hudson colonists in Virginia utilized a variation of this arms to mark livestock, lending credence to the relationship to Henry.
One of many original settlers of early Virginia, the Carolina's, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas.
www.geocities.com /hudsonsofamelia   (366 words)

  
 Amelia County, Virginia (VA) Mesothelioma & Cancer Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mesothelioma Justice provides free information on the mesothelioma cancer, including description of the disease, is, symptoms and diagnosis, types of mesothelioma, doctors, clinics and treatments in Amelia County, Virginia (VA), lawyers and attorneys in Amelia County, Virginia (VA).
Diagnosis of the cancer is by use of x-rays and pathological examination.
The following cities in Amelia County, Virginia (VA) are listed to enable visitors to find this site when searching for mesothelioma in their geographic location:
www.mesothelioma-justice.org /usa/Virginia/Amelia   (217 words)

  
 Amelia Co, VA, Homepage
Amelia County was named for Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of George II of England.
It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties in 1734.
POST your Amelia County Family Query (and at the same time Register your Amelia Co Surnames) or check out the queries and surnames previously posted about Amelia Co families.
www.rootsweb.com /%7Evaamelia   (465 words)

  
 Virginia CountiesBirth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage License and More (A)
This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in Virginia Counties.
Check the related links for additional genealogical information on the State of Virginia.
U.S. Federal Census 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 - census images for the County of Amelia -->
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