Northumberland County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History - Books .....Northumberland County History From Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe 1845 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Warner http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00015.html#0003503 February 25, 2008, 1:50 am Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe, 1845 Northumberland (p. 406) [[Please keep in mind this was written in 1845]] Northumberland was formed in 1648. Its length is 30, mean width 12 miles. It is situated in the east part of the state, on Chesapeake Bay, and has the mouth of the Potomac River on its northeast boundary. It is drained by several small streams flowing into the Potomac and Wicomico Rivers, which empty into Chesapeake Bay. Beside the ordinary products of this portion of the state, about 50,000 pounds of sugar are annually produced. Pop., whites 4034, slaves 3243, free colored 647, total 7924. Northumberland C. H., or Heathsville, is 98 miles NE of Richmond. It is a handsome village, situated near the head of Coan River, a navigable stream emptying into the Potomac. It contains a methodist church, several mercantile and mechanical establishments, and about 60 dwellings. Additional Comments: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/northumberland/history/1845/historic/northumb276gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb