Appomattox County

Appomattox County location. Appomattox County was formed in 1845 from the counties of Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell. In 1848, another part of Campbell County was added and the county presently contains approximately 342 square miles. The county is named for the river, and the river itself was named after one of the villages of Chief Powhatans’ Confederacy, known in the 1600s as Appomattoc.

The first courthouse was located on the south side of the stage road between Richmond and Lynchburg in the little village of Clover Hill. The town was laid out around the courthouse, which was located on the land of Samuel McDearman. The village was later renamed Appomattox Court House.

A courthouse was built in 1846 but the building and all records were destroyed by fired in 1892, so no details are available regarding its construction. Following the fire a new location was chosen for the court on Morton Street in the Town of Appomattox, three miles from Clover Hill. The location was near the Southside (now Norfolk and Western) Railroad at the place called Appomattox Junction, now Appomattox. This courthouse has four columns, a portico and a cupola, and presently services the community.

In 1940, Congress established Appomattox Court House as a National Historical Monument, and the town has been reconstructed on 1,326 acres of land. There are twenty-eight historic structures, including the Clover Hill Tavern and the McLean House where Lee and Grant concluded the war on Apr 9, 1865. Because that meeting took place on Sunday the courthouse played no role in the terms of the surrender. However, the courthouse was also reconstructed in 1964 in this historic village, which is now operated as a tourist attraction by the National Park Service. Pamplin City is also another town located within this county.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 867 kmÃ‚Â² (335 miÃ‚Â²). 864 kmÃ‚Â² (334 miÃ‚Â²) of it is land and 3 kmÃ‚Â² (1 miÃ‚Â²) of it is water. The total area is 0.31% water.

Appomattox Circuit Court
P. O. Box 672
Court Street
Appomattox, VA 24522-0672
Phone: (434) 352-5275
Fax: (434) 352-2781

General

Appomattox County Website
Census Bureau Profile
Appomattox County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo

Genealogical

Appomattox County RootsWeb
Appomattox County USGenWeb Archives
Appomattox County VaGenWeb Project
Appomattox County Vital Records

Historical

A Brief History of Appomattox County
National Register of Historic Places
Appomattox County Storms 1950-2006
Appomattox Historical Society
American Memory - Built in America - Appomattox County images from the Library of Congress
Appomattox County Storms (1950-2006)

Free Online Research Sources

Appomattox County Census Online
Appomattox County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force

Cemeteries

USGS GNIS Appomattox County Cemeteries
Appomattox County Political Graveyard
Appomattox County Find a Grave
Appomattox County at Interment.net

Funeral Home Obituaries Online