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Bordered by the Appomattox River, Amelia County is known for minerals.

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Located roughly midway between Richmond and Washington, quiet Caroline County has become a bedroom community for people who work in the nation’s capital or the state’s capital.

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Charles City County is home to three American Indian tribes, beautiful plantations and a wealth of information about our country’s earliest inhabitants.

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Chesterfield County is the Richmond area’s largest locality—a place with plenty of reasons to be proud.

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Directly across the Appomattox River from the City of Petersburg lies the 8-square-mile city of Colonial Heights. The area is poised for growth as the Army’s Fort Lee plans to double its population during the next few years.

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The City of Hopewell, where the James and Appomattox rivers meet, takes pride in being a waterfront community with a hometown atmosphere.

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Located 23 miles south of Richmond, the City of Petersburg is focused on preserving its vibrant history through projects such as continued revitalization of Old Towne Petersburg.

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Richmond is the historic cultural center of central Virginia. The state’s capital city grew up along the James River, which defines the area as it did more than 300 years ago when the first English colonists left Jamestown and headed west in search of the falls.

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Growth hasn’t come to Cumberland County, but that doesn’t mean the county isn’t bracing for it.

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Dinwiddie County is trying to accommodate a growing population and business sector, while preserving its rich history and keeping the landscape that residents find attractive.

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Goochland is a county of contrasts, with country stores amid corporate headquarters and modest, rural living abutting the estates of some of metro Richmond’s wealthiest families.

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For the second consecutive year, Hanover County was named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People in 2008. Last year it passed the 100,000 population mark.

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Henrico County is making a name for itself with award-winning schools, well-managed government and a high quality of life.

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Country living is a way of life for the 6,900 people scattered across King and Queen County’s lush green landscape.

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King William County is the new address for hundreds of commuters who have moved into the county’s U.S. Route 360 corridor area to be close to jobs in Richmond.

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Drive through Louisa County, and this fast-growing area west of Richmond looks nearly unchanged from its pastoral history.

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New Kent County stretches 221 square miles between Richmond and Williamsburg, and more than 17,000 residents call the area home.

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County leaders aim to balance rural ‘charm’ with new real estate development brought by Route 288.

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Located 25 miles south of Richmond, Prince George County has approximately 36,000 residents. The 266-square-mile county is bordered by the James and Appomattox rivers.

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Sussex County is a rural expanse of south-central Virginia marked by farms, piney woods, blackwater rivers and swamps. Although busy Interstate 95 and U.S. 460 cut through Sussex, much of the county retains a slow-paced, Southern feel.