King and Queen Court House, Virginia explained

King and Queen Court House
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:King and Queen Court House
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Virginia and the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:King and Queen
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3.19
Area Land Km2:3.18
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:85
Population Density Km2:26.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:27
Coordinates:37.67°N -76.8775°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:23085
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-42536
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1498499

King and Queen Court House is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the county seat of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[1] The population as of the 2010 census was 85.[2] The community runs along State Route 14, on the north side of the valley of the Mattaponi River. King and Queen Court House is the location of Central High School, a post office, several businesses, and a government complex that includes the county's old and new court houses.

History

The courthouse dates from circa 1750. Union troops burned the building on March 10, 1864, during the American Civil War, but it was repaired and is still in service. On June 20, 1863, scouts of Confederate Brigadier General Montgomery Dent Corse reported a raiding party, 300 strong, burning and destroying the community.

King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum

Renovation of the historic Fary Tavern began in December 1999, and the King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum officially opened to the public in May 2001. The museum's mission is to be an archive, museum and cultural center for King and Queen County history. The King and Queen Historical Society operates the Courthouse Tavern Museum in cooperative partnership with King and Queen County.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a County . 2011-06-07 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . 2011-05-31 .
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), King and Queen Court House CDP, Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. May 21, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213082429/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5142536. February 13, 2020. dead.