Chesterfield County, Virginia
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A LITTLE ABOUT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY VIRGINIA

                                             
On May 25, 1749, the Virginia General Assembly passed the act that separated Chesterfield from Henrico County and created the new county. The first county seat was established at Manchester, across the James River at the fall line from Richmond (which remained in Henrico County.) Chesterfield County is named for the former British Secretary of State, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. Lord Chesterfield was famous for his "good manners and writings." One of his most frequently used saying is about rudeness; “An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.”  Many years later, Chesterfield Cigarettes were named after this county due to the regions historical cultivation of tobacco.

SURROUNDING COUNTIES & INDEPENDENT CITIES
Amelia Co VA - Charles City Co VA - Colonial Heights VA - Dinwiddie Co VA - Henrico Co VA
Hopewell VA - Petersburg VA - Powhatan Co VA - Prince George Co VA - Richmond VA

NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS
Presquile National Wildlife Refuge - Richmond National Battlefield Park

UNINCORPORATED TOWNS & COMMUNITIES
Bellwood - Belmont - Bon Air - Brandermill - Chester - Courthouse - Enon - Ettrick
Genito - Gordon - Harrowgate - Hening - Jefferson Davis North - Manchester
Matoaca - Meadowbrook - Midlothian - Reams - Robious - Rockwood - Salisbury
South Rockwood - Spring Run - Winterpock - Woodlake
Bensley - Bermuda Hundred - Mosley

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY VA - Official Site - Not a Genealogy Site
CHESTERFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VA
CHESTERFIELD CO VA LIBRARY Website


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