Before you start thinking about homes for sale in King George County Virginia you might be interested in knowing a bit about the history of the county.

King George County was established in 1720 from Richmond County. The county is named for King George I of England.

President James Madison was born in King George County in the Port Conway area of the county.

On June 27 1861, the steamer Thomas Freeborn bombarded Mathias Point in an attempt to drive away the soldiers who were manning the weapons Mathias Point. Conferderate soldiers fired back from Mathias Point, striking and mortally wounding Commander James H. Ward of the Freeborn, who became the first Union Naval officer to die in the Civil War.

While trying to elude Union Cavalry, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold crossed into the county from Maryland on April 21, 1865 after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln. The county has a total area of 486 square kilometers/188 square miles. 466 square kilometeres or 180 square miles of it is land while 20 square kilometers or 8 square miles is water.

It is bounded on the north by the Potomac River, which lies in Maryland. It is bounded on the south by the Rappahannock River. On the east is Westmoreland County and on the west is Stafford County.

According to the census of 2000, there were 16,803 people, 6,091 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county.

Its county seat is King George which is primarily on US Route 3. The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval Facility at Dahlgren.

King George County homes for sale are some of the least expensive in the Fredericksburg VA region.