{"id":5461,"date":"2016-05-19T15:42:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T15:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=5461"},"modified":"2016-05-19T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T15:42:48","slug":"amherst-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/virginia\/amherst-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

Amherst County, Virginia Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Amherst County, Virginia<\/strong> (Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created in April 07, 1761<\/strong> and was formed from Albemarle County<\/a>. Amherst county was named for the Jeffery Amherst<\/a>, British conqueror of\u00a0Quebec\u00a0during the\u00a0Seven Years War\u00a0and colonial governor of Virginia . <\/p>\n\n

Amherst County<\/strong> is bordered by Rockbridge County<\/a> (northwest), Nelson County<\/a> (northeast), Appomattox County<\/a> (southeast), Campbell County<\/a> (south), Independent city of Lynchburg<\/a> (south), Bedford County<\/a> (southwest). <\/p>\n\n

Amherst County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Amherst, Madison Heights .<\/p>\n\n

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Virginia maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n