[2] 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.

Union troops burned the building on March 10, 1864, during the American Civil War, but it was repaired and is still in service.

[3] On June 20, 1863, scouts of Confederate Brigadier General Montgomery Dent Corse reported a raiding party, 300 strong, burning and destroying the community.

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