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Mathews County, VirginiaMathews County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameMathews is named for Virginia state legislator Thomas Mathews.
Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts HistoryMathews County, Virginia formed from Gloucester County. Legislative enactment in 1790. Organized in 1791. [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.]
Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County. Its area is 86 square miles, and the county seat is Mathews.
GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 252 square miles (653 kmē), of which, 86
square miles (222 kmē) of it is land and 166 square miles (431 kmē) of it (65.99%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:- Mathews (County Seat) County Resources:Enter County Resources and Information Here |
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