Charles City County, Virginia

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Charles City County administrative offices are located at 10900 Courthouse Road, Charles City, VA 23030; phone:804‑829‑5819.

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Photo: Shirley Plantation House, circa 1723, located at 5 miles North of Hopewell off VA 608, Hopewell. VA. Listed as a National Historic Landark in 1970. Photographed by User:Yellowute (own work), 2006, [cc-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons, accessed August, 2021.

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Beginnings [1]

Named for Prince Charles (who later became King Charles I), the Charles City Corporation was established in 1618 and became Charles City County in 1634 when the colony was divided into eight "shires." The original county contained lands on both sides of the James River between James City County on the east and Henrico County on the west; it extended to the south and west for an indefinite distance.

It is believed that the first county seat was located at City Point, originally known as Charles City Point, now part of the City of Hopewell. In 1702 the county was divided in two — the portion below the James River becoming Charles City County and the north side of the river retaining the name Charles City County.

1. Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody, Jr., Director, Charles City County Court House, Charles City, VA, nomination document, 1969, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.

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