Prince George County was formed in 1703 in the Virginia Colony from a portion of Charles City County. It was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of the heir to the throne of England, Princess Anne. Extending from the Charles County line on the south all the way to the Pennsylvania border, the new county marked Maryland’s western frontier. It remained the frontier county until 1748, when the westernmost regions were granted their own government, and Prince George’s County’s northern boundary became basically the line it is today.
Prince George is located in the heart of Virginia, 25 miles southeast of Richmond. It is primarily a developing suburban county, bordered on the north by the James River and the City of Hopewell, and on the west by the Appomattox River and the City of Petersburg. The county is part of the Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Prince George is the county seat. Other towns include Disputanta, Fort Lee (a military base), and Garysville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 730 km² (282 mi²). 688 km² (266 mi²) of it is land and 42 km² (16 mi²) of it (5.76%) is water.
Prince George County Circuit Court
P. O. Box 98
6601 Courts Drive
Prince George, VA 23875-0098
Phone: (804) 733-2640
FAX: (804) 861-5721
Prince George County Historical Society
6400 Courthouse Road
P.O. Box 452
Prince George, VA 23875
General
Prince George County Government
Census Bureau Profile
Prince George County Wikipedia
E-Podunk
NACo
Genealogical
Prince George County RootsWeb
Prince George County GenWeb Archives (FTP access)
Prince George County VA GenWeb
Prince George County Vital Records
Historical
Prince George County National Register of Historic Places
American Memory - Built in America - Prince George County images from the Library of Congress
Prince George County Storms (1950-2006)
Free Online Research Sources
1790-1800 Prince George County Tax Lists
Prince George County Census Online
Prince George County Confederate Units
WW II Casualties Army and Air Force
Cemeteries
USGS GNIS Prince George County Cemeteries
Prince George County Political Graveyard
Prince George County Find a Grave
Prince George County at Interment.net
Newspapers
Hopewell News - includes obituaries
Online Maps, Geology
1895 Prince George County Map
Prince George County Place Names
Prince George County Physical and Cultural Features
