Goochland County

Goochland County location. Goochland County was formed from the original shire of Henrico in May 1728 and named for the new Lieutenant Governor, William Gooch. Goochland was the first county created in Virginia Commonwealth after the original eight shires were developed.

In 1728, Goochland stretched westward to the Blue Ridge Mountains along both sides of the James River encompassing the present day Powhatan, Fluvana, Cumberland, Albermarle, Chesterfield, Buckingham, Appomattox, Amherst, and Nelson Counties. Today, Goochland is bordered by the James River to the south, by Henrico County in the east, Fluvanna County to the west, and is bounded to the east by Henrico County, and to the north by Louisa and Hanover Counties.

Goochland is the county seat. Other towns include, but are not limited to, Beaumont, Croziwer, Maidens, Manakin, Manakin-Sabot, and State Farm.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 751 kmÃ‚Â² (290 miÃ‚Â²). 737 kmÃ‚Â² (284 miÃ‚Â²) of it is land and 14 kmÃ‚Â² (6 miÃ‚Â²) of it (1.92%) is water.

Goochland County Circuit Court
P. O. Box 196
2938 River Road West
Goochland, VA 23063
Phone: (804) 556-5353

General

Goochland County Government
Census Bureau Profile
Goochland County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo

Genealogical

Goochland County RootsWeb
Goochland County USGenWeb Archives
Goochland County VaGenWeb Project
Goochland County “Olden Times”
Goochland County Vital Records

Historical

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

Free Online Research Sources

1790-1800 Goochland County Tax Lists
Goochland County Census Online
Goochland County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force

Cemeteries
USGS GNIS Goochland County Cemeteries
Goochland County Political Graveyard
Goochland County Find a Grave

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