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Chesterfield County, Virginia

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
32historic places
—earliest paper
1749formed
364,548pop. 2020
45cemeteries
18CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 32 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Chesterfield, Midlothian, Richmond.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

14 of 32 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

32 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Azurest SouthPetersburgBuilding1993
Azurest South NHLPetersburgBuilding
Beach StationChesterfieldDistrict2008
Bellona ArsenalMidlothianDistrict1971
BellwoodRichmondBuilding1978
Bellwood (Boundary Increase)RichmondBuilding2013
Bethel Baptist ChurchMidlothianBuilding1999
Bon Air Historic DistrictRichmondDistrict1988
Bridge at Falling CreekRichmond (Independent City)Structure1995
CastlewoodChesterfieldBuilding1976
Chester Presbyterian ChurchChesterBuilding1976
Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse SquareChesterfieldBuilding1992
Dale's Pale Archeological DistrictChesterDistrict2007
Dinwiddie County Pullman CarMidlothianStructure1991
EppingtonWinterpockBuilding1969
Falling Creek Ironworks Archeological SiteRichmondSite1995
Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway MarkerRichmondObject2013
Fuqua FarmChesterfieldDistrict2017
Fuqua Farm (Boundary Decrease)ChesterfieldDistrict2024
Hallsboro StoreMidlothianBuilding2005
Hallsborough TavernMidlothianBuilding1980
KingslandChimney CornerBuilding1975
Magnolia GrangeChesterfieldBuilding1980
Olive HillMatoacaBuilding1975
Pleasant ViewMidlothianBuilding1975
Pocahontas State Park Historic DistrictChesterfieldDistrict2016
Point of RocksChesterBuilding2005
Proctor Creek, Jefferson David Highway MarkerRichmondObject2008
Swift Creek MillColonial HeightsBuilding1974
Town of Bermuda Hundred Historic DistrictChesterDistrict2006
Vawter Hall and Old President's HouseEttrickBuilding1980
Vawter Hall and Old President's House (Additional Documentation)EttrickBuilding1980

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Chesterfield was formed in 1749 (1749-05-25) from Henrico.

CHESTERFIELD created from HENRICO.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Chesterfield County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

365k187k9,979179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
14,21414,48818,00317,14819,01625,08518,80420,49631,18340,40071,197141,372259,903364,548

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

45 cemeteries and 11 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 45 of 45 listed
NameLatLon
Andrews Cemetery37.23971-77.54503
Bermuda Memorial Park37.34312-77.31936
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery37.50955-77.71134
Bethia United Methodist Church Cemetery37.36273-77.68035
Brown Grove Baptist Church Cemetery37.42736-77.54915
Brown Grove Baptist Church Cemetery37.40131-77.63062
Cary Cemetery37.45007-77.43172
Centenary Cemetery37.34764-77.72249
Central Baptist Church Cemetery37.46882-77.59508
Centralia Cemetery37.38459-77.46026
Cheatham Cemetery37.39562-77.70024
Chesterfield Cemetery37.39633-77.7182
Dahl Cemetery37.30353-77.6051
Dale Memorial Park37.39751-77.57815
Ettrick Cemetery37.23125-77.43081
Fuqua Cemetery37.38792-77.67777
Gill Grove Cemetery37.27948-77.56798
Hollywood Cemetery37.26985-77.46749
Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery37.41182-77.56814
Jones Cemetery37.23848-77.51054
Lester Cemetery37.40305-77.69214
Mount Giea Cemetery37.4596-77.53809
Mount Gilead United Methodist Church Cemetery37.33681-77.57998
Mount Hermon Cemetery37.45416-77.74456
Mount Minnis Memorial Park37.31632-77.394
Mount Pisgah Cemetery37.50416-77.64539
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery37.30086-77.51581
Old Lane Cemetery37.38295-77.41963
Old Tomahawk Cemetery37.42323-77.6356
Perdue Family Cemetery37.36353-77.42213
Providence Cemetery37.48399-77.54927
Saint Ann Catholic Cemetery37.29212-77.42149
Salem Baptist Church Cemetery37.37698-77.48761
Sappony Cemetery37.37097-77.77638
Second Branch Baptist Church Cemetery37.33601-77.63261
Skinquarter Baptist Church Cemetery37.40947-77.79215
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery37.35453-77.41942
Tomahawk Cemetery37.45017-77.65002
Trabur Cemetery37.51209-77.62277
Traylor Cemetery37.25875-77.56276
Union Branch Cemetery37.28544-77.58933
Vaughan-Eyler Family Cemetery37.34111-77.36945
Wilson Cemetery37.3307-77.60527
Woods United Methodist Church Cemetery37.2652-77.4948
Wyatt Cemetery37.23931-77.54137
Historical populated places — 11 of 11
NameLatLon
Appomattoc37.34181-77.27331
Coalboro37.37098-77.70111
Fendley37.37182-77.55943
Holly37.31265-77.6261
Matoaca37.27376-77.63888
Nuttree37.42515-77.65805
Ocre37.34459-77.33387
Osbornes37.34459-77.36915
Perdue37.35098-77.63721
Wiseville37.49737-77.56749
Zoar37.36265-77.82333

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Drewry'S Bluff4,75313.9 kmVA012
Proctor'S Creek4,75313.9 kmVA053
Chester Station1,30115.7 kmVA051
Port Walthall Junction84618.1 kmVA047
Ware Bottom Church4,58319.3 kmVA054
Namozine Church26719.8 kmVA124
Sutherland'S Station56920.8 kmVA090
New Market Heights11,82821.4 kmVA075
Darbytown And New Market5,61922.8 kmVA077
Darbytown Road4,26923.6 kmVA078
Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road7,88925.3 kmVA080
Petersburg1,32725.6 kmVA098
Five Forks2,11826.5 kmVA088
White Oak Road4,54726.5 kmVA087
Oak Grove5,34528.6 kmVA015
Dinwiddie Court House4,83731.1 kmVA086
Yellow Tavern2,54333.0 kmVA052
Beaver Dam Creek14,14833.1 kmVA016

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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