Amelia County VA Genealogy and History - presented by Genealogy Trails

								
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A Little Information on Amelia County, Virginia

									History

									Amelia County was established in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick Counties. 

									The county is named for Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain, daughter of King George ll.  Twice Amelia

									County was reduced in size to form newer counties: in 1754 Prince Edward County was formed and in 1789 Nottoway

									county was formed, both from parts of Amelia County.  During the Civil War, General Robert E Lee and his Army

									spent April 4-5, 1865 at Amelia courthouse before his surrender to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox. 

									The last major battle of the war was fought at Sayler's Creek on April 6.  Amelia is known for its minerals,

									including the nation's best supply of Amozonite found at the Morefield mine. 

									[source: wikipedia.org]

									UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES:

									Amelia Courthouse - Winterham

									NOTABLE RESIDENTS:

									William

									S Archer - William Wyatt Bibb - William Cocke -

									Henry

									William Connor - David Fanning

									William

									Branch Giles - John Winston Jones - Robert Russa Moton

Adjacent counties

* Powhatan County - north
* Chesterfield County - northeast
* Dinwiddie County - southeast
* Nottoway County - south
* Prince Edward County - southwest
* Cumberland County - west

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