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Clickable Map of Henrico County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Henrico County, VA (378) Charles City County, VA (93) Chesterfield County, VA (287) Goochland County, VA (43) Hanover County, VA (316) New Kent County, VA (67) Powhatan County, VA (41) Richmond Ind. City, VA (642)  HenricoCounty(378) Henrico County (378)  CharlesCityCounty(93) Charles City County (93)  ChesterfieldCounty(287) Chesterfield County (287)  GoochlandCounty(43) Goochland County (43)  HanoverCounty(316) Hanover County (316)  NewKentCounty(67) New Kent County (67)  PowhatanCounty(41) Powhatan County (41)  Richmond(642) Richmond (642)
Laurel is the county seat for Henrico County
Henrico is in Henrico County
Henrico County (378)  ►
ADJACENT TO HENRICO COUNTY
Charles City County (93)  ►
Chesterfield County (287)  ►
Goochland County (43)  ►
Hanover County (316)  ►
New Kent County (67)  ►
Powhatan County (41)  ►
Richmond (642)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — 48th Alabama Regiment Monument —
On Yahley Mill Road 0.1 miles south of Darbytown Road, on the left when traveling south.
2 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-44 — Aggy's Freedom Suit —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
3 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Artillery’s Terrible Effect — Richmond National Battlefield Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road (County Road 606), on the left when traveling north.
4 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Battle Commences —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carter Mills Road, on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Battle of Glendale — Charge of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry — 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
Near Longbridge Road 0.4 miles south of Darbytown Road, on the left when traveling south.
6 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Battle of Malvern Hill — Advance of the Excelsior Regiments —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carter Mills Road, on the left when traveling south.
7 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Battle of Malvern Hill — Couch Defends the Union Right —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
8 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Battle of Malvern Hill — Stonewall Jackson’s Men Threaten the Union Right —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
9 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Battle of Malvern Hill Trail — Richmond National Battlefield Park
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carter Mills Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
10 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Battle of Trent's Reach — Richmond National Battlefield Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Hoke Brady Road 0.9 miles south of Kingsland Road.
11 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Battlefield Burials —
On Carters Mill Road at Willis Church Road ( Highway 156), on the right when traveling north on Carters Mill Road.
12 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — A Battlefield Landmark — Richmond National Battlefield Park —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road (County Road 606), on the left when traveling north.
13 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-3 — Bethlehem Baptist Church —
On Penick Road 0.1 miles west of Davista Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
14 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — "The Big Guns Spoke" —
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Bombproof —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road.
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16 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico, Canterbury — EA-9 — Boston — (1833 - 1850) —
On Patterson Avenue (Virginia Route 6) at Otlyn Road when traveling west on Patterson Avenue.
17 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Braving the Fire
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
18 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Building Fort Burnham —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road.
19 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-38 — Captain Thomas Harris — (1586-1658) —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.6 miles east of Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-21 — Chatsworth School —
On Chatsworth Road 0.1 miles north of New Market Road ( Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Chief Powhatan — c.1540 to 1618 —
Near West Broad Street (U.S. 250) at Lauderdale Drive, on the right when traveling west.
22 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Confederate Counterattack —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles Picnic Road, on the left when traveling south.
23 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Confederate Futility —
Near Carters Mill Road at Willis Church Road ( Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
24 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Confederate Futility — Union Cannon Devastate the Confederates — Malvern Hill Battlefield - Richmond National Battlefield Park —
On Carters Mill Road at Willis Church Road (State Highway 156), on the right when traveling south on Carters Mill Road.
25 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Confederate High Water Mark —
On Carters Mill Road just west of Willis Church Road (State Highway 156), on the right when traveling south.
26 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Confederate Trenches —
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
27 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-3 — Curles Neck and Bremo
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.6 miles east of Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
28 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-3 — Curles Neck and Bremo —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.6 miles east of Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east.
29 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-18 — Deep Run Baptist Church —
On Three Copt Road 0.1 miles east of Old Cox Road, on the right when traveling east.
30 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Dorey Family — Dairy Farmers in Henrico —
Near Dorey Park Drive 0.3 miles south of Darbytown Road, on the left when traveling south.
31 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Empty Victory — Fort Hoke – 1864
On Battlefield Park Road at Hoke Brady Road, on the left when traveling south on Battlefield Park Road. Reported permanently removed.
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32 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Farthest Advance —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) at Carters Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-42 — The Fergusons of Malvern Hill —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
34 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — PA-164 — First Battle of Deep Bottom —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.7 miles east of Longbridge Road, on the right when traveling east.
35 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — First Park Headquarters —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road.
36 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — First Park Headquarters —
On Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
37 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Brady — Richmond-Petersburg Campaign —
On Hoke Brady Road 0.9 miles south of Kingsland Road, on the left when traveling south.
38 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Brady Trail —
Near Hoke Brady Road 0.9 miles south of Kingsland Road.
39 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Gilmer — Richmond-Petersburg Campaign —
On Battlefield Park Road 0.3 miles north of Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
40 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Harrison — Richmond Battlefield — Richmond National Battlefield Park 1862•1864
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
41 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Harrison — Richmond-Petersburg Campaign —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.1 miles south of Picnic Road, on the left when traveling south.
42 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Harrison Trail —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road.
43 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Fort Johnson —
On Battlefield Park Road 0.4 miles north of Picnic Road, on the left when traveling north.
44 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Freedom Fighters —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.1 miles south of Picnic Road.
45 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Gabriel’s Rebellion — A Failed Insurrection
Near Park Street at Bloomingdale Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
46 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Gathering Storm —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
47 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — “the grandest sean of all” —
Near Willis Church Road (Route 156) near Carters Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
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48 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Grant Under Fire —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road, on the left when traveling south.
49 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Guarding the James —
Near Hoke Brady Road 0.9 miles south of Kingsland Road.
50 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Guarding the River — Fort Brady – 1864
Near Hoke Brady Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
51 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Guns of Fort Brady —
Near Hoke Brady Road 0.9 miles south of Kingsland Road.
52 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Henrico History
Near New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Interstate 295, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
53 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Historic Farm Road —
On Carters Mill Road at Willis Church Road ( Highway 156), on the right when traveling south on Carters Mill Road.
54 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Historic Route 5 Corridor —
On Farmers Circle Drive north of New Market Road ( Route 5), on the left when traveling north.
55 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Hopeless Attacks —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.3 miles north of Mill Road.
56 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Infantry Against Infantry —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) at Carters Mill Road, on the left when traveling south.
57 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Inside Fort Brady — Fort Brady – 1864
Near Hoke Brady Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
58 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-43 — James Crewes —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles west of Willis Church Road ( Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
59 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-31 — John Rolfe — 1585-1622 —
On Messer Road 0.1 miles north of Library Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The Killing Fields —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles Picnic Road, on the right when traveling south.
61 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — "Madness" —
On Carters Mill Road 0.3 miles north of Willis Church Road ( Route 156), on the left when traveling north.
62 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Malvern Cliffs —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road (County Route 606), on the left when traveling north.
63 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-4 — Malvern Hill
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling west on New Market Road. Reported permanently removed.
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64 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-4 — Malvern Hill —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5/156) 0.5 miles south of Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south.
65 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Malvern Hill — 1862 Seven Days' Battles —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road (County Road 606).
66 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Malvern Hill — Day Seven of the Seven Days — Malvern Hill Battlefield - Richmond National Battlefield Park —
On Carters Mill Road at Willis Church Road ( Highway 156), on the right when traveling south on Carters Mill Road.
67 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Malvern Hill Trail —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carters Mill Road.
68 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — 20 — Methodist Parsonage —
On Willis Church Road (State Road 156) 0.2 miles north of Carter Mills Road, on the right when traveling south.
69 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-32 — Nathaniel Bacon —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.6 miles east of Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east.
70 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — New Market Heights — A Charge for Honor — Siege of Petersburg & Richmond 1864 - 1865 —
On Farmers Circle Drive north of New Market Road ( Route 5), on the left when traveling north.
71 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-4 — Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed —
Near Ridgefield Parkway 0.4 miles west of Gaskins Road.
72 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Outgunned — Battle of Malvern Hill —
On Carters Mill Road just north of Willis Church Road ( Highway 156), on the right when traveling south.
73 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Powder Magazine — Fort Brady – 1864 —
Near Hoke Brady Road, on the right when traveling south.
74 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Powder Magazine — Richmond National Battlefield Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Hoke Brady Road 1 mile south of Kingsland Road, on the right when traveling south.
75 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HR-48 — Quioccasin Baptist Church —
On Quioccasin Road east of Blue Jay Lane, on the right when traveling east.
76 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC 40 — Quioccasin, Westwood and Pryor Cemeteries —
On Quioccasin Road 0.3 miles west of North Parham Road, on the right when traveling west.
77 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Richmond Battlefields — Richmond National Battlefield Park 1862-1864
On Battlefield Park Road 0.3 miles north of Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
78 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — 46 — Richmond Defences — Advanced Works of the Outer Line —
On Darbytown Road 0.5 miles east of Strath Road, on the right when traveling east.
79 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Ridge Baptist Church UDC Memorial —
On East Ridge Road 0.1 miles west of Three Chopt Road, on the left when traveling west.
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80 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — PA-50 — Second Battle of Fair Oaks —
On Darbytown Road at Dorey Park Road, on the right when traveling east on Darbytown Road.
81 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — PA-230 — Seven Days Battles — Malvern Hill —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
82 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Southern Valor vs. Union Firepower —
Near Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Willis Church Road (County Road 606).
83 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Storming the Fort —
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
84 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Surprise Attack — Richmond National Battlefield Park —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road.
85 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — S 31-a — Tommy Edwards — 1922-1969 —
On Pemberton Road (Virginia Route 157) at Quioccasin Road, on the right when traveling south on Pemberton Road.
86 ► Virginia, Goochland County, Henrico — SA-24 — Tuckahoe —
On River Road (Virginia Route 650) 0.2 miles west of Blair Road (Route 649), on the left when traveling west.
87 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — V-5 — Turkey Island —
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
88 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Twilight Action —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156) 0.2 miles north of Carter Mills Road, on the left when traveling south.
89 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Union Defensive Lines — Fort Brady to Fort Burnham — Fort Brady - 1864 —
On Hoke Brady Road, on the left when traveling south.
90 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Union Entrenchements —
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
91 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Union Reserves —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
92 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — A Unique Photograph —
Near Battlefield Park Road 0.2 miles south of Picnic Road, on the left when traveling south.
93 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — The West House —
On Willis Church Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
94 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-37 — Westhampton Settlement Subdivision —
On Midway Road east of Splitwood Circle, on the left when traveling east.
95 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — W-2 — Williamsburg Road —
On Williamsburg Road (U.S. 60) at Charles City Road, on the right when traveling east on Williamsburg Road.
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96 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Willis Church Parsonage — The Confederates Move Toward Malvern Hill — Malvern Hill Battlefield – Richmond Nat'l Battlefield Park —
On Willis Church Road 0.2 miles Carter Mills Road, on the right when traveling south.
97 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — Wilton Farm — Wilton's Silenced Majority —
On Wilton Road at Wilton Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Wilton Road.
98 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-47 — Wilton House — (c. 1753) —
On Wilton Road at Wilton Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Wilton Road.
99 ► Virginia, Henrico County, Henrico — HC-45 — Ziontown Community —
On Ridge Road at Ziontown Road, on the left when traveling west on Ridge Road.
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026