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Henrico County, Virginia

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
37historic places
—earliest paper
1634formed
334,389pop. 2020
33cemeteries
30CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 37 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Richmond, Henrico, Sandston.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Henrico titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

14 of 37 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

37 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Beth ElonRichmondBuilding2003
Brook Road Marker, Jefferson Davis HighwayRichmondStructure2007
Chatsworth SchoolHenricoBuilding2022
Clarke-Palmore HouseRichmondBuilding2004
Curles Neck FarmHenricoBuilding2009
Dabbs HouseHenricoBuilding2020
Druin-Horner HouseRichmondBuilding2009
Edge HillRichmondBuilding2008
Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial CemeteryRichmondObject1999
Emmanuel Church at Brook HillHenricoBuilding2000
Farmer's RestHenricoDistrict2015
Flood Marker of 1771RichmondStructure1971
Fort Harrison National CemeteryRichmondSite1995
Glendale National CemeteryProvidence ForgeSite1996
HenricoDutch GapSite1972
Henrico TheatreHighland SpringsBuilding2005
Highland Springs Historic DistrictHighland SpringsDistrict2018
Indian Springs Farm Site 44HE1065SandstonSite2024
James River Steam Brewery CellarsRichmondBuilding2014
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic DistrictRichmondDistrict1971
Laurel Industrial School Historic DistrictLaurelDistrict1987
Malvern Hill (Additional Documentation)RichmondBuilding1969
Mankin MansionRichmondBuilding1993
Markel Building, TheRichmondBuilding2017
Meadow FarmGlen AllenBuilding1974
Randolph, Virginia, Cottage NHLGlen AllenBuilding1974
RedesdaleRichmondBuilding2008
Reynolds Metals Company International HeadquartersRichmondBuilding2000
Richmond National CemeteryRichmond (Independent City)Site1995
Rocky MillsRichmondBuilding2002
Sandston Historic DistrictSandstonDistrict2021
Seven Pines National CemeterySandstonSite1995
Tree HillRichmondBuilding1974
Varina PlantationVarinaBuilding1977
WalkertonGlen AllenBuilding1984
Woodland CemeteryRichmondDistrict2026
WoodsideTuckahoeBuilding1973

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Henrico was formed in 1634 (1634-12-31) from unknown / original county.

[1634] HENRICO created as one of the eight original shires.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

334k173k12k179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
12,00014,88623,66733,07661,61682,70330,06218,97241,96057,340117,339180,735262,300334,389

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

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Richmond National Battlefield ParkNational Battlefield Park7.0 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

33 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 33 of 33 listed
NameLatLon
Antioch Cemetery37.51239-77.24439
Bethlehem Cemetery37.61062-77.49808
Beulah Cemetery37.48042-77.3097
Congregation Kol Emes Beth Torah Cemetery37.52536-77.39359
Deep Run Cemetery37.6381-77.58513
East End Cemetery37.53654-77.38609
Emek Sholom Holocaust Cemetery37.5938-77.43564
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery37.60625-77.45887
First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery37.41443-77.34348
Forest Lawn Cemetery37.59569-77.43665
Fort Harrison National Cemetery37.42853-77.36648
Four Mile Creek Cemetery37.44119-77.34015
Glendale National Cemetery37.43597-77.23442
Hardy Central Cemetery37.44968-77.281
James Cemetery37.42236-77.3197
James Cemetery37.41884-77.34526
Laurel Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery37.45891-77.37742
Montague Cemetery37.48181-77.34137
Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery37.66375-77.54443
Mount Vernon Cemetery37.62903-77.53387
North Gayton Baptist Church Cemetery37.64227-77.61561
Poplar Springs Cemetery37.46952-77.26134
Richmond Beth - El Cemetery37.59418-77.4387
Richmond National Cemetery37.51458-77.39248
Ridge Baptist Cemetery37.6017-77.56054
Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery37.50708-77.24528
Saint James Cemetery37.45061-77.37529
Seven Pines National Cemetery37.52054-77.30187
Shady Grove Cemetery37.67153-77.61416
Springfield Cemetery37.65277-77.60132
Washington Memorial Park and Mausoleums37.49542-77.2647
Westhampton Memorial Park37.59819-77.59527
Woodland Cemetery37.5627-77.41274
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Cotman37.42598-77.30137
Gayton37.63709-77.63416
Henricopolis37.38431-77.35387

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
Deep Bottom Ii8,1812.2 kmVA071
Deep Bottom I10,9292.4 kmVA069
New Market Heights11,8284.9 kmVA075
Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road7,8895.1 kmVA080
Glendale7,8675.1 kmVA060
White Oak Swamp7,8705.3 kmVA020
Darbytown And New Market5,6195.4 kmVA077
Darbytown Road4,2695.6 kmVA078
Malvern Hill6,2035.6 kmVA021
Oak Grove5,3459.6 kmVA015
Savage'S Station6,62510.1 kmVA019
Seven Pines6,47110.4 kmVA014
Drewry'S Bluff4,75312.4 kmVA012
Proctor'S Creek4,75312.4 kmVA053
Garnett'S & Golding'S Farm4,55313.2 kmVA018
Chester Station1,30113.3 kmVA051
Ware Bottom Church4,58313.7 kmVA054
Saint Mary'S Church96414.2 kmVA066
Gaines' Mill6,58314.9 kmVA017
Port Walthall Junction84616.2 kmVA047
Cold Harbor16,05117.5 kmVA062
Swift Creek3,38119.4 kmVA050
Beaver Dam Creek14,14820.8 kmVA016
Old Church1,25421.7 kmVA059
Fort Stedman2,84824.5 kmVA084
Crater1,33525.0 kmVA070
Haw'S Shop1,19026.3 kmVA058
Totopotomy Creek/Bethesda Church28,12827.1 kmVA057
Yellow Tavern2,54328.8 kmVA052
Hanover Courthouse3,52433.4 kmVA013

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

Historical markers

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