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Halifax County was established in 1752 by English colonists from Lunenburg County. The county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax. Through the 1990 Census, South Boston was an independent city, but it became a town again and rejoined Halifax County in 1995.
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,309 at the 2010 census . [ 5 ] It is the county seat of Halifax County.
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Location of Halifax County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia, United States.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Buildings and structures in Halifax County, Virginia (5 C, 9 P) E. Education in Halifax County, Virginia (1 C, 1 P) G. Geography of Halifax County, Virginia (4 C) P.
Scottsburg is located in eastern Halifax County at (36.759890, -78.790515 Virginia State Route 344 passes through the center of town, leading northwest 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Route 360 and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to its end at Staunton River State Park.
Halifax County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia.It was designed and built in 1838-1839 by Dabney Cosby.It is a two-story, T-shaped brick building in the Federal style.