Sussex County. Area 515 Square Miles. Formed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781.
Greensville County. Area 307 Square Miles. Formed in . . . — — Map (db m18926) HM
Here lived Gordon L. Vincent, who represented Greensville and Sussex counties in the 1901-1902 Virginia Constitutional Convention. A successful and respected business leader, Vincent headed the Emporia Manufacturing Company, then one of the largest . . . — — Map (db m18945) HM
Hicksford Lodge No. 37, the first in Greensville County, was chartered in 1793. It became dormant by 1829, but several former members, with new recruits from Southampton County, formed Widow's Son Lodge No. 150, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of . . . — — Map (db m18948) HM
William McKendree was born in King William County in 1757. He soon moved with his family to present-day Greensville County, and later served in the Revolutionary War. In 1786, the county licensed him to keep a tavern at his house (12 miles . . . — — Map (db m18943) HM
To the
Confederate Soldiers
of Greensville County
1861.-1865.
Who, in defence of rights
they believed sacred,
took up arms against
the invaders of Virginia.
"The glory dies not and
the grief is past."
(back) . . . — — Map (db m19065) HM
In commemoration
of the
Shiloh
Baptist Church
Emporia, Virginia
Shiloh was one of the
first Black churches founded
in Greensville County
It was founded in 1866
under the leadership of
Rev. Ephriam Royal
Shiloh moved . . . — — Map (db m41511) HM
Greensville County was formed in 1781 from Brunswick County; parts of Brunswick and Sussex Counties were added later. It was the prehistoric home of the Meherrin and Nottoway Indians. Edward Bland and Abraham Wood explored the land in 1650; the . . . — — Map (db m19068) HM
The Greensville County Training School (GCTS) began sometime before 1912 as a small wood-frame building and went on to contribute to African American education in Emporia for more than 50 years. An addition in 1929 resulted in GCTS being one . . . — — Map (db m180459) HM
"The railroad bridge was a prime target during the Civil War. The Confederates built three forts on the south side of the bridge and rifle pits and obstructions on the north side. On December 7-12, 1864 the Yankees made their “Hicksford Raid”, . . . — — Map (db m226936) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
