Cumberland County, Virginia

Founding: 1749
Parent county: Goochland

Namesake: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Seat: Mosby Tavern (1749–1777); Cumberland (1777–)

Land area: 297 square miles

Population (2020): 9,675

Population (historic): 8,153 (1790); 11,690 (1830); 8,142 (1870); 8,996 (1900); 7,535 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1850s; 1870s; 1900s; 1970s; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One CDP

National Register listings: 17

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 561 (11.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 21.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 37.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $887
Average outbuilding value (1930): $398
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,314
Average farm size (1920): 50.9 acres
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Cumberland

Namesake: Cumberland County

Founding: circa 1777 (founding); 1794 (post office)

Population (2020): 365

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 71 (40.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Ampthill / Randolph Harrison Farm (remodeled 1835–1837). Classical Revival.
2. *Grace Episcopal Church (1840–1843). 66 Caira Road. Federal/Gothic Revival.
3. *Morven / Jane Randolph House (c. 1820/1885). 2211 Cartersville Road. Greek Revival.
4. *Clifton / Carter Harrison Farm (c. 1760). 112 Columbia Road. Federal.
5. *Newstead (c. 1910). 1 Newstead Lane. Classical Revival.
6. *Walnut Hill (c. 1780). 1000 Northview Drive.
7. *Trenton / John Trent Farm (c. 1829). 751 Oak Hill Road. Federal.
8. *Oakland (c. 1767). 158 Oakland Lane. Georgian.
9. *Muddy Creek Mill (c. 1790). 35 Tamworth Road.