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File:Ct000431.jp2|Map of Virginia published in 1770. Henry County was formed in the area of the south-eastern half of what is here labeled the Irvin River, but which came to be called the Smith River.
File:Ct000431.jp2|Map of Virginia published in 1770. Henry County was formed in the area of the south-eastern half of what is here labeled the Irvin River, but which came to be called the Smith River.
File:HR-061 Henry County 2009 Survey Report.pdf|Architectural Survey of Henry County, Virginia, 2009
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Revision as of 17:06, 1 September 2016

Formed from Pittsylvania County in 1777.

This is a county where William Cox lived during the late 1700's.

The Smith River is shown on this map, but not named as such. It appears as the Irvine River on this map, and was named thus after Alexander Irwin an early surveyor of the area. (The Mayo River a little further west was named after William Mayo, another early surveyor of the area.)[1][2] It can be found below 37 and at about 30-3. The path of the Smith River is currently broken by Philpott Lake, which is a reservoir created with the construction of the Philpott Dam between 1948 and 1952.

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References

  1. "Smith River" - USGS: Geographic Names Information System
  2. Clement, Maude Carter (2004) [1929]. "Chapter II: Natural Conditions". The History of Pittsylvania County Virginia. Santa Maria, California: Janaway Publishing, Inc. p. 26. ISBN 9780974195797. "The next two rivers were named Irwin and Mayo in honor of the two surveyors, Alexander Irwin and William Mayo."