There were different courts, but none were moved to follow the population. The opposite is true, that when the burden of travel from distant settlements in a county justified a separate court, this was the basis for the General Assembly to create a new county by division of the old (or sometimes several counties). This process is explained in detail from the beginning of the Virginia colony to the last county formed in 1880 in "How Justice Grew Virginia counties: An Abstract of Their Formation" by Martha W. Hiden, , one of the Jamestown anniversary historical booklets published by the University press of Virginia. Richard E. Dixon > [Original Message] > From: ray ezell <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 12/11/2008 5:01:22 PM > Subject: [VA-HIST] early county courthouses > > was it customery for very large early Virginia counties (e.g > Listers was it customery for very large early Virginia counties (e.g. Orange) to hold the county court at remote locations in the county (ie. in areas that would later be organized as a sister county). can anyone provide examples.? thanks Ray Ezell, RPA > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html