Nelson Co., VA

History

Nelson County was created in 1807 from Amherst County. The government was formed the following year. The county is named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, who served as Governor of Virginia in 1781. An earlier Virginia county, also named in his honor, became part of Kentucky when it separated from Virginia in 1792. Nelson County is part of the Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Source: Wikipedia

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Augusta County – northwest
Albemarle County – northeast
Buckingham County – southeast
Appomattox County – south
Amherst County – southwest
Rockbridge County – west

Gleanings From

Table of contents:

• Nelson Co., VA - Probate Records
  • 1843 Will - Robert Rives
  • 1848 Guardian Bond - Landon C. Rives for Edward Rives
• Nelson Co., VA - Reeves Chronology
• US Federal Census - Nelson Co., VA
  • 1820 Census - Nelson Co., VA
    • Robert Rives
    • William Cabell Rives
  • 1830 Census - Nelson Co., VA
    • Robert Rives, Sr.
    • Robert Rives, Jr.
  • 1840 Census - Nelson Co., VA
    • Robert Rives, Sr.
    • Robert Rives, Jr.
    • William Cabell Rives