Near Dickensonville in Russell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Russell County Courthouse

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

1. Old Russell County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. This building, erected in 1792, served as the second courthouse of Russell County and is one of the earliest public buildings still standing in Southwest Virginia. Russell County was formed in 1786 from Washington County and originally encompassed the greater part of what now is Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan and Tazewell counties. The county sold the building when the county seat was moved to the town of Lebanon in 1818.

Erected 1986 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number X-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 36° 50.317′ N, 82° 14.599′ W. Marker is near Dickensonville, Virginia, in Russell County. It is on Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Alternate U.S. 58) east of Upper Copper Creek Road (County Route 671), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castlewood VA 24224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dorton’s Fort (approx. 2.9 miles away); Russell’s Fort (approx. 3.2 miles away); Moore’s Fort

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(approx. 5.2 miles away); Jessee’s Mill (approx. 5.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Early Settlers in Russell County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Russell County / Washington County (approx. 7.3 miles away); Glade Hollow Fort (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dickensonville.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

2. Old Russell County Courthouse Marker

View of the Old Courthouse from the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

3. View of the Old Courthouse from the Marker

Old Russell County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

4. Old Russell County Courthouse

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

5. Old Russell County Courthouse

This side faces today’s highway.

The Dickenson Bundy Log House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

6. The Dickenson Bundy Log House

It is on the old courthouse grounds and has a local craft shop.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 28, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.