King William, Virginia
King William, Virginia | ||
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FIPS code 51-42792 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498501 | |
King William is a
2010 census was 252.[2] Located in King William is the oldest courthouse
in continuous use in the United States, built in 1725. The community is also known as King William Courthouse or, by an alternative spelling, King William Court House.
The King William County Courthouse, King William Training School, Sharon Indian School, and Sweet Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Geography
King William is slightly east of the center of King William County, along Virginia State Route 30. It is 17 miles (27 km) northwest of West Point and 31 miles (50 km) by road east of Richmond.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km2), of which 0.4 acres (1,588 m2), or 0.01%, are water. King William is 2 miles (3 km) south of Horse Landing, a small community on the tidal Mattaponi River
.
The
Opechancanough
are buried on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation near railroad tracks.
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), King William CDP, Virginia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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