Southampton County, Virginia
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
County
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| gptkbp:areaCode |
757
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| gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:Isle_of_Wight_County
gptkb:Greensville_County gptkb:Suffolk gptkb:Northampton_County |
| gptkbp:climate |
Humid_subtropical_climate.
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Nottoway_River
gptkb:Southampton_County_Courthouse gptkb:Blackwater_River |
| gptkbp:county |
Courtland
|
| gptkbp:culturalEvents |
Historical reenactments.
Annual Southampton County Fair. Blackwater_River_Festival. Courtland_Christmas_Parade. Nat_Turner_Festival. |
| gptkbp:demographics |
Predominantly_African_American_population.
|
| gptkbp:economy |
Agriculture and forestry.
|
| gptkbp:education |
Part of Southampton County Public Schools.
|
| gptkbp:elevation |
100 feet
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1749
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
Board_of_Supervisors
|
| gptkbp:hasArea |
603 square miles
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Civil War battles.
Establishment of schools. Development of agriculture. Formation of the county. Nat_Turner's_Rebellion. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Home to the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Southampton County, Virginia
|
| gptkbp:landmark |
Historic Courtland Town.
Southampton_County_Museum. The_Blackwater_River_Park. The_Nat_Turner_Trail. The_Old_Brick_Church. |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:majorHighway |
gptkb:U.S._Route_58
gptkb:Virginia_State_Route_40 gptkb:Virginia_State_Route_35 |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
William_H._Seward.
John_Tyler. Henry_A._Wise. John_W._Daniel. Nat_Turner. |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Hampton_Roads_metropolitan_area
|
| gptkbp:population |
18,000
|
| gptkbp:timeZone |
gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.southamptoncounty.org
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| gptkbp:zipCode |
23850
23837 23843 23861 23878 |