Amherst County, Virginia

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Amherst County, Virginia

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Location in the state of Virginia
Virginia's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1761
Seat	Amherst
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,240 km² (479 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 9 km² (4 mi²), 0.75%
Population - (2000) - Density	31,894 26/km²
Website: www.countyofamherst.com

Amherst County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 31,894. Its county seat is Amherst.

1 Towns
2 Notable residents
3 References
4 External Links

[edit] Towns

Amherst
Madison Heights
Huewt House, Virginia

[edit] Notable residents

William Barnett (1761-1834), born in Amherst County, United States Congressman ^[1]
William Becknell, born in Amherst County, first white man to open what would become the Santa Fe Trail^[1]
Samuel Jordan Cabell (1756-1818), born in Amherst County, United States Congressman^[1]
Peter Cartwright (1785-1872), born in Amherst County, noted "hellfire and brimstone" preacher ^[1]
Powhatan Ellis, (1790-1863), born in Amherst County, justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States Senator from Mississippi, and minister to Mexico. Ellisville, Mississippi, is named in his honor. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.

[edit] External Links

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