The area which is now Fluvanna County was once part of Henrico County, one of the original shires of the Virginia Colony. Henrico was divided in 1727 and the Fluvanna County area became a part of Goochland County. In 1744 Goochland was divided and the area presently known as Fluvanna became a part of Albemarle County. Finally, in 1777, Albemarle County was divided and Fluvanna County established. The County was named for the Fluvanna River, the name given to James River west of Columbia. Fluvanna means “Annie’s River” in honor of Queen Anne of England.
Fluvanna covers about 282 square miles, one of the smaller counties in Virginia, and is 25 miles east of Charlottesville, 60 miles west of Richmond and 120 miles south of Washington, D.C. To the south Fluvanna’s border is the James River separating her from Buckingham and Cumberland Counties, while to the west she is bordered by Albemarle, to the north by Louisa and the east by Goochland County. Fluvanna County is one of the fastest growing counties in population size in Virginia according to the Seven Hills Website (see link below).
Towns in Fluvanna County include Palmyra, the county seat, and Bremo Bluff, Bybee, Cunningham, Fork Union, Kents Store, Lake Monticello, Troy, Wildwood, and Wilmington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 752 km² (290 mi²). 744 km² (287 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.98%) is water.
Fluvanna County Courthouse
P. O. Box 550
132 Main Street
Palmyra, VA 22963
Phone: (434) 591-1970
FAX: (434) 591-1971
Fluvanna County Historical Society
P.O. Box 8
Palmyra, VA 22963
Phone: 434-589-7910
General
Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District
Census Bureau Profile
Fluvanna County Home Page
Fluvanna County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo
Genealogical
Fluvanna County RootsWeb
Fluvanna County USGenWeb Archives
Fluvanna County VA GenWeb Project
Fluvanna County Vital Records
Historical
Fluvanna County National Register of Historic Places
American Memory - Built in America - Fluvanna County images from the Library of Congress
Fluvanna County Storms (1950-2006)
Seven Islands Website
Free Online Research Sources
1790-1800 Fluvanna County Tax Lists
Fluvanna County Census Online
Fluvanna County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force
Cemeteries
USGS GNIS Fluvanna County Cemeteries
Fluvanna County Political Graveyard
Fluvanna County Find a Grave
Newspapers
Online Maps, Geology
1895 Fluvanna County Map
Google Map Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County Place Names
Fluvanna County Physical and Cultural Features
