Nelson County, Virginia

Founding: 1808
Parent county: Amherst
Namesake: Thomas Nelson, Jr., Virginia politician
Seat: Lovingston (1807–)
Land area: 471 square miles
Population (2020): 14,775
Population (historic): 9,684 (1810); 12,287 (1840); 13,898 (1870); 16,075 (1900); 16,345 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1880; 1890–1920; 1970–2010
Subdivisions: Five CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,455 (14.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 22.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,035
Average outbuilding value (1930): $554
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,066
Average farm size (1920): 48.2 acres
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Lovingston

 
Namesake: The Loving family, who owned the city site
Founding: 1807 (platting); 1811 (post office)
Population (2020): 503
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 108 (49.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Bon Aire / George Cabell House (c. 1812). 1843 Cabell Road. Federal/Classical Revival.
2. Midway Mill (1787). Midway Mills Lane, at Mayo Creek. Razed.
3. Montezuma / William Cabell House (c. 1790). 9327 Norwood Road. Federal.
4. Soldier's Joy / Samuel Cabell Farm (1783–1785/1806). 13349 Norwood Road. Federal.
5. Pharsalia / William Massie Farm (1814). 2325 Pharsalia Road. Federal.
6. Elk Hill / Coleman–Ewing Farm (c. 1805/1825/1902). 511 Rockfish Valley Highway. Classical Revival.
7. River Bluff / Clarke–Goodwin House (c. 1785/1810). 779 Rockfish Valley Highway.
8. House (c. 1890). 10273 Rockfish Valley Highway. Eastlake.

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