Place:Greensville, Virginia, United States

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Place Information
Name
Greensville
Alternate names
Greensville     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
36.683°N 77.567°W
Located in
Virginia, United States     (1781 - )
Contained Places

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Independent city
Emporia
Inhabited place
Barley
Bryants Corner
Bufford Crossroads
Claresville
Cowie Corner
Dahlia
Durand
Fields Crossroads
Garners Mill
Green Plain
James River Junction
Jarratt
Mitchells Mill
Moonlight
Pleasant Shade
Purdy
Radium
Skippers
Turners Crossroads
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Greensville County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,560. Its county seat is Emporia6.

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History

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Greensville County was established in 1781 from Brunswick County. The county is probably named for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island, 1585. There is also belief that it may be named after Nathaniel Greene, a Major General of the Continental Army and one of George Washington's brightest officers.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1781 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1781 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1781 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1781 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1781 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1990 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 6,362
1800 6,727
1810 6,853
1820 6,858
1830 7,117
1840 6,366
1850 5,639
1860 6,374
1870 6,362
1880 8,407
1890 8,230
1900 9,758
1910 11,890
1920 11,606
1930 13,388
1940 14,866
1950 16,319
1960 16,155
1970 9,604
1980 10,903
1990 8,853

Note: Emporia city, formed from Greensville County (1967). Annexation after 1980 from Greensville (1980 population 1,234).

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