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Nelson County, Virginia

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About Nelson County

Nelson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,775. Its county seat is Lovingston. Nelson County is part of the Charlottesville metropolitan area.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Nelson County at a glance

County seat
Lovingston
Population
14,775 (2020)
Land area
474 sq mi
Founded
1807

Communities

Largest communities in Nelson County

  1. Nellysfordpopulation 1,254
  2. Arringtonpopulation 718
  3. Lovingston County seatpopulation 503
  4. Shipmanpopulation 492
  5. Wintergreenpopulation 346

History

History of Nelson County

At the time the English began settling Virginia in the 1600s, the inhabitants of what is now Nelson County were members of a Siouan-speaking tribe, the Nahyssan. It is likely they were connected to the Manahoac. Nelson County was created in 1807 from Amherst County. The government was formed the following year. The county is named for Thomas Nelson Jr., a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, who served as Governor of Virginia in 1781. An earlier Virginia county, also named in his honor, became part of Kentucky when it separated from Virginia in 1792.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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