Lunenburg County, Virginia

Lunenburg County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Lunenburg
Year Organized: 1746
Square Miles: 432

Court House:

11409 Courthouse Road
County Courthouse
Lunenburg, VA 23952-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Lunenburg is named for the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg in Germany, because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.

Demographics:

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History

Lunenburg County, Virginia formed from Brunswick County and later by Charlotte County. [Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation, by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson, originally published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July 1916, reprinted 1992 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.]

Lunenburg County was established on May 1, 1746 from Brunswick County. Lunenburg County was named for George II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German possession of the Hanoverian kings of England. It was formed from Brunswick County in 1745. Its area is 443 square miles, and the county seat is Lunenburg.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km²), of which, 432 square miles (1,118 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Brunswick County, VA to the east
Charlotte County, VA to the west
Mecklenburg County, VA to the south
Nottoway County, VA to the northeast
Prince Edward County, VA to the north

Cities and Towns:

- Kenbridge	town	Incorporated Area
- Lunenburg (County Seat)
- Victoria	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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