Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History - Books .....Sussex County History From Howe's 1845 Historical Collections Of Virginia 1845
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Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe

Sussex: p. 487.

Sussex was formed in 1754, from Surry: it is about 32 miles long, and 18 wide.
The rail-road from Petersburg to Weldon, N.C., runs through a portion of it on
the west. The Nottoway runs centrally through it, and the Blackwater forms a
part of its NE boundary. About 500,000 pounds of cotton are annually produced in
the county. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,584, slaves 6,384, free colored 811; total,
11,229.

The C.H. is situated near the centre of the county, 48 miles SSE of Richmond.

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