Cumberland County VA

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Welcome to Cumberland County VA

Cumberland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,675. Its county seat is Cumberland. Cumberland County was established in 1749 from Goochland County. The county is named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II of Great Britain. Cumberland County was also home to the Fleming family, which included Judge John Fleming and his son Judge William Fleming.
From 1749 until 1777, when the eastern portion was detached to form Powhatan County, Mosby Tavern served as the county courthouse. The tavern subsequently became known as "Old Cumberland Courthouse." In 1778 the narrow triangular area bordering the southern bank of the James River was annexed from Buckingham County. 

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Established

1749

Population

9675

Land Area
(SQ Mile)

297

Water Area
(SQ Mile)

2.3

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Point Of Interest

Ampthill

Ampthill is a plantation located in Cartersville, Virginia, United States, roughly 45 minutes west of Richmond, and just over an hour south of Charlottesville. The property is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. In 1714 Charles Fleming took on a land patent of 670 acres (2.7 km2) with the intent to cultivate it. The land, however, "lapsed" and was later granted to Thomas Randolph in 1722. This area was later included in a tract made up of 2870 acres (11.6 km2), which was later known as "Clifton." But it was this initial purchase of the 670 acres (2.7 km2) would form "The Fork," known for its position on the James and Willis Rivers. It would later become Ampthill. In 1724, Randolph sold to Robert "King" Carter, then the wealthiest landowner in Virginia. In his will dated 22 August 1726, King Carter willed the 2870 acre (11.6 km2) tract to his then-unborn grandson, stipulating that the child carry the Carter name. Some time later, Anne Carter and Major Benjamin Harrison of Berkley Plantation, christened a son, Carter Henry, who later became the owner of the property known as "Clifton" in Cumberland County, Virginia. Carter Henry Harrison moved to Clifton upon graduation from law school. There, he raised his family and wrote the Cumberland Resolutions, which were presented to the community from the steps of the Effingham Tavern. These resolutions were later incorporated into the Virginia Resolutions and were the basis for the Declaration of Independence, written by Harrison's nephew, Thomas Jefferson. Carter Henry Harrison died in 1793. In his will, Carter Henry willed Clifton to his son, Randolph, and The Fork to his son Robert. Robert sold The Fork to Shadrack Vaughan in 1804. Randolph later repurchased the property in 1815. The Fork was a clapboard structure of no more than three bedrooms. In 1815, the decision was made to add an addition to the existing manor. Randolph called upon his cousin, Thomas Jefferson, to design the brick addition that exists today. These plans exist today on file with the University of Virginia. The addition began its first phases of construction in 1835 and was completed in 1837. The two "houses" were separate for a number of years until a one-story passageway was built to connect the two. After the construction of the brick addition was completed the structure was renamed Ampthill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Hard times and poor planning saw Ampthill pass from family member to family member over the years, finally falling out of the family's hands in 1923. Ampthill was then purchased by J. Rodgers and I. M. Baker, but as they were unable to meet the financial obligations of their mortgage, the land was then purchased by Frank Baber in 1933. This sale was never officially recorded, so Inez M. Baker, William Abernathy Baker and Irving Marshall Baker purchased the home from the Federal Land Bank in Baltimore and Frank and Mary Tyler Baber in 1936. The house was then sold to Dorothy Des Leal Neville and John Neville, who defaulted. Ampthill and the existing land was then auctioned and purchased by Thomas G. Hardy and Andrew E. Godsey in 1952. In November of that year, the Rea family purchased the home from the Hardys and the Godseys. The Rea family lived at Ampthill for a number of years and sold the home in 1986 to the Saunders family, who were descended from the Harrison line that originally lived at Ampthill. The Saunders later moved from the property and in 1998, the property was purchased by George Costen of Charlottesville. Beginning in 1999 and for a number of years that followed, Ampthill went under a major historic restoration, which included a near reconstruction of one of the outbuildings, which served as a garage for the Rea family for a number of years. Ampthill was a bed and breakfast and enjoys the prestige of being the only privately owned Jeffersonian property in Virginia. Her windows are the original glass. Ampthill exists today on 60 acres (240,000 m2) of the original 2870 acres (11.6 km2), is the home to 40 head of cattle and includes the manor house, four outbuildings and the barn, which dates to 1920, by far the youngest standing structure on the property.  

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Commonwealth Attorney • PO Box 360 • Cumberland • (804) 492-4018

Cumberland County Accts Pybl • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-3251

Cumberland County Admin • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-3625

Cumberland County Bldg Inspctr • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-9114

Cumberland County Circuit Crt • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-4442

Cumberland County Co-Op Ext • 1548 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4390

Cumberland County Commissioner • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-4280

Cumberland County Dept-Social • 71 Community Center Dr • Cumberland • (804) 492-4915

Cumberland County Health Dept • 15 Foster Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4661

Cumberland County Maintenance • 12 Range Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-3281

Cumberland County Office • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-3800

Cumberland County Office • 1 Sheriffs Ln • Cumberland • (804) 492-3024

Cumberland County Planning • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-3520

Cumberland County Publ Library • 1539 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-5807

Cumberland County Sheriff • 1492 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4120

Cumberland County Voter Rgstrs • 1487 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4504

Cumberland State Forest • 751 Oak Hill Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4121

Game & Inland Fisheries Dept • 107 Foxwood Dr • Farmville • (434) 392-9645

Treasurer's Office Cumberland • 1 Courthouse Cir • Cumberland • (804) 492-4297

USPS • 28 High St • Cartersville • (804) 375-3419

USPS • 1489 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4108

Virginia Department-Forestry • 751 Oak Hill Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4171

Country Corner Grocery • 1942 Cartersville Rd • Cartersville • (804) 375-3749

Cumberland Animal Hospital • 24 Hillcrest Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4114

Dollar General • 1432 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (434) 255-0013

Dollar General • 3208 Cumberland Rd • Cumberland • (276) 445-7005

Family Dollar • 1429 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (434) 394-6088

Farmville Municipal Golf Crse • 36 Wedgewood Dr • Farmville • (434) 392-6656

Pineview Bulk Foods & Deli LLC • 721 Plank Rd • Farmville • (434) 315-8800

Cedar Shade Farm • 140 Jennings Rd • Cartersville • (804) 432-2683

Cumberland Restaurant LLC • 1465 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4646

El Jinete Mexican Restaurant • 1875 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-4765

Pineview Bulk Foods & Deli LLC • 721 Plank Rd • Farmville • (434) 315-8800

SUBWAY • 1611 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-5001

True Fixins • 1273 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (434) 390-5351

Vito's Italian Rstrnt Pizza • 1631 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-3302

Bear Creek Academy • 1874 Anderson Hwy • Cumberland • (804) 492-9940

Cumberland High School • 15 School Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4212

Cumberland Middle School • 16 School Rd • Cumberland • (804) 492-4212

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