Formed in 1728 from Henrico County, Goochland was named for Sir William Gooch,
Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia from 1727 until 1749. Its
county seat is Goochland.
From its original territory came
Albemarle,
Amherst,
Appomattox,
Buckingham,
Campbell,
Cumberland,
Fluvanna,
Nelson
and
Powhatan Counties.
During its early days, Goochland consisted of King William Parish
(1728-1749); Saint James Northam Parish (1744-), Saint James Parish (1728-
1744), Saint James Southam Parish (1744-1749).
According to
Wikipedia, modern-day Goochland has many "historical sites that include
Tuckahoe Plantation (the boyhood home of
Thomas Jefferson), Dover, Manakin and Tuckahoe coalfields,
and much of the
James River and Kanawha Canal (surveyed by
George Washington). Portions of Three Chopt Trail, a Native American
trail, runs through a large portion of the county.
The trail was marked by three
hatchet chops in trees to show the way. Modern day
U.S. Route 250 roughly follows this route as it makes its way from Richmond
to Charlottesville."
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, Goochland County has a total area of 290 square miles -
284 square miles of it is land and 6 square miles of it is water.
Also, as
of the
census of 2000, there were 16,863 people, 6,158 households, and 4,710
families residing in the county.
Goochland County
Clerk
2938 River Road West
PO Box 196
Goochland, VA 23063
Telephone: (804) 556-5353
Goochland County
Historical Society
PO Box 602
Goochland, VA 23063
Telephone: (804) 556-3966
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