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Sussex County, Virginia

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About Sussex County

Sussex County is a rural county located in the southeast of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,829. Its county seat is Sussex. It was formed in 1754 from Surry County. The county is named after the county of Sussex, England.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Sussex County at a glance

County seat
Sussex
Population
10,829 (2020)
Land area
493 sq mi
Founded
1754

Communities

Largest communities in Sussex County

  1. Waverlypopulation 1,955
  2. Wakefieldpopulation 759
  3. Jarrattpopulation 652
  4. Stony Creekpopulation 209
  5. Sussex County seatpopulation 181

History

History of Sussex County

Native Americans may have settled near Cactus Hill along the Nottoway River as long as 10,000 years ago. This area later was organized by English colonists as Sussex County. The historic Nottoway people, although they spoke an Iroquoian language, were loosely part of the Powhatan Confederacy. It was composed mainly of Algonquian-speaking peoples from the coastal zone. When colonists arrived from England in 1607, some traveled along the Nottoway River. But when they established the first counties in the colony, James City County included both sides of the James River to the North Carolina line. The south side of the James River later was organized as Surry County in 1652. Virginia's General Assembly formed Sussex County in 1754 from the southwestern end of Surry County.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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