Welcome to Southampton County ...

Time Zone: Southampton County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Courtland is the Seat for Southampton County.

Southampton County was founded in 1749.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Southampton had a population of 17,631 people. This is a decrease of 5.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,640 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Southampton represented 0.23% of the total population of Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Southampton County:

• Boykins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <2>
• Branchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
• Capron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Courtland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <2>
• Ivor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <2>
• Newsoms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
  • Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Virginia
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  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Websites specific to Southampton County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Greensville County
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  • Sussex County
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  • Surry County
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  • Franklin County
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  • Suffolk City
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  • Hertford County
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  • Northampton County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Southampton County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia