King and Queen Court House, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

37°40′12″N 76°52′39″W / 37.67000°N 76.87750°W / 37.67000; -76.87750CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCounty King and QueenArea

• Total1.23 sq mi (3.19 km²) • Land1.23 sq mi (3.18 km²) • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

27 ft (8 m)Population

(2010)

• Total85 • Density69/sq mi (26.7/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP code

23085

FIPS code51-42536GNIS feature ID1498499

King and Queen Court House is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the county seat of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.^[1] The population as of the 2010 census was 85.^[2] The community runs along State Route 14, on the north side of the valley of the Mattaponi River. King and Queen Court House is the location of Central High School, a post office, several businesses, and a government complex that includes the county's old and new court houses.

History

The courthouse dates from circa 1750. Federal troops burned the building on March 10, 1864, during the American Civil War, but it was repaired and is still in service.^[3] On June 20, 1863, scouts of Confederate Brigadier General Montgomery Dent Corse reported a raiding party, 300 strong, burning and destroying the community.^[4]

King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum

Renovation of the historic Fary Tavern began in December 1999, and the King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum officially opened to the public in May 2001. The museum's mission is to be an archive, museum and cultural center for King and Queen County history. The King and Queen Historical Society operates the Courthouse Tavern Museum in cooperative partnership with King and Queen County.^[5]

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 and Queen Court House CDP, Virginia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ Sedore, Timothy (April 2011). An Illustrated Guide to Virginia’s Confederate Monuments. SIU Press. p. 201.
^ "War of the Rebellion: Serial 045 Page 0907 Chapter XXXIX". Ohio State University. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "About King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum". King and Queen Historical Society. Retrieved June 20, 2016.