Cumberland County

Cumberland County location. Cumberland County was formed from Goochland County by an act of the Virginia Assembly in 1749, and it was named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. On 22 April 1776, Cumberland led the Colonies in calling for independence from Britain. This is recorded as the first positive call for American Independence issued by a governmental body

One of the last battles of the Civil War was fought at historic “High Bridge,” which spans the Appomattox River from Cumberland to Prince Edward County. This historic railroad bridge was built in 1854 with brick piers supporting a wooden superstructure, which was partially burned during the Civil War. These now stand overshadowed by their 1914 steel counterpart in use today for freight trains.

Cumberland is the county seat. Other towns include, but are not limited to, Boston, Brandy Station, Catalpa, Culpeper, Rapidan, and Winston.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 776 kmÃ‚Â² (300 miÃ‚Â²). 773 kmÃ‚Â² (298 miÃ‚Â²) of it is land and 3 kmÃ‚Â² (1 miÃ‚Â²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Cumberland County Court
P. O. Box 8
Cumberland, VA 23040-0008
Phone: (804) 492-4442
FAX: (804) 492-4876

Cumberland County Historical Society
36 Tarwallet Road
Cumberland, VA 23040

General

Cumberland County Government Website
Census Bureau Profile
Cumberland County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo

Genealogical

Cumberland County RootsWeb
Cumberland County USGenWeb Archives
Cumberland County VA GenWeb Project
Cumberland County Vital Records

Historical

Cumberland County National Register of Historic Places
American Memory - Built in America - Cumberland County images from the Library of Congress
Cumberland County Storms (1950-2006)

Free Online Research Sources

1714-1835 Cumberland patents
Cumberland County Census Online
Cumberland County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force

Cemeteries

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

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