King and Queen Court House, VA

King and Queen Court House is a census-designated place in, and the county seat of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 82 residents. The community runs along State Route 14, on the north side of the valley of the Mattaponi River. King and Queen Court House is the location of Central High School, a post office, several businesses, and a government complex that includes the county's old and new court houses. The museum's mission is to be an archive, museum and cultural center for King and Queen County history.

That mix gives King and Queen Court House a clear local shape within Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The courthouse dates from circa 1750. Union troops burned the building on March 10, 1864, during the American Civil War, but it was repaired and is still in service.