Formed January 1, 1735 (29th county)
Amelia County (13,262), Amelia Court House* (1,099)
The columned Colonial facility was erected in 1923. The courthouse is sited on Virginia Street between Court and Church streets. United States Highway 360 Business passes two blocks to the northwest. Cooper Lai is the red brick structure architect. The building has been enlarged. The courthouse sits in a park setting with veteran memorials on the grounds. There was an 1850 courthouse before. Many of the Virginia counties have their county seat at a location named after the county followed by the words Court House. Some counties maintain this in their official name. The county was established on January 1, 1735 from Prince George and Brunswick counties as the 29th county. Pridesville (1735), Dennisville (1766) and Amelia Court House (1849) have all served as the county seat. Amelia County and its county seat are named for Princess Amelia Sophia, daughter of King George II. Amelia County is the birthplace to 1 Virginia Governor, William B. Giles.
Amelia County government consists of a sheriff and 5 Supervisors. Three Circuit Court Judges and Five District Court Judges serve Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, and Powhatan counties and Petersburg City and Forty-nine Magistrate Court Judges serve Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex counties and Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, and Petersburg cities. The county is situated in southern Virginia. Richmond, Virginia is northeast and Roanoke, Virginia is west of the county. The county center is 1.5 miles Southeast of Amelia Court House. The county is surrounded clockwise by Powhatan, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward, and Cumberland counties.
The area of the county is 357 square miles. It is 54 out of 133 in the state. It ranks 105 out of 133 in population in the state. It has a density of 37.15 persons per square mile making it 115 out of 133 in the state. Amelia County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since it does not have any incorporated cities. United States Highway 360 passes northeast to southwest in the county from Chesterfield County to Nottoway County. The county resembles the State of Vermont lying on its side. Amelia Court House is located slightly west of center in the county. Amelia Court House is the county seat and the largest populated area. It is 8.3% of the county population. The county and county seat are pronounced A-MEEL-YA. This county is in the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Amelia Court House (unincorporated)
