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Town in Southampton County, Virginia, US

Courtland is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Southampton County.

Native Americans of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), and Meherrin tribes were the first inhabitants of the land that is now Courtland. Virginia's leaders prohibited Europeans from settling the area that is Courtland during the first 100 years of the colony. The Articles of Peace signed between the colony and the natives in 1877 set assisted for use by Nottoway. In 1751, the county built a clerk's office, pillory, and prison on the eastern bank of the Nottoway River in the geographic center of Southampton. The courthouse burned in 1767 and was replaced in 1768. The town was incorporated as the Town Jerusalem by the Virginia General Assembly in 1791. Jerusalem was Southampton County's only town through the 18th century. However, a Richmond newspaper criticized Vaughn for charging the state $800 for militia expenses. The Nottoway River also was a mode of transportation. A crowd of African Americans assembled in the town for a speech by progressive politician Thomas Jefferson Pretlow on June 21, 1867. The Rosenwald Fund donated $500, the county contributed $2,500, and the town's African American community raised $1,00. The Southampton County Training School opened outside of Courland in 1937, providing the first access to grades 8 through 12 for African Americans in the county. (Its name was changed to Riverview High School in 1963).

Courtland is located at (36.715702, 77.066063). The town is the geographic center of Southampton County and the north shore of the Nottoway River that flows northwest to southeast.

The Courtland Historic District was established by the Virginia Landmark Register on December 12, 2019, and the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 2020. Built in 1906, St. Luke's has large, stained glass winders and a steeple clad in wooden shingles. Across Main Street from the courthouse, the Rochelle Prince House was built in 1814 and expanded in 1817. It has been restored with a shake shingle roof by the Southampton County Historical Society. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Nottoway River Board Landing in Courland provides access to fishing and boating on the Nottoway River.

Courtland is the county seat of Southampton County.

Southampton County Public Schools system is located in Courtland. Its schools in Courtland include Riverdale Elementary which serves grades Pre K through 5, Southampton MIddle serving grades 6 through 8, and Southampton High School which serves grades 9 through 12.

Southampton Academy is a private school in Courtland that serves grades Pre K through 12.

Courtland and the adjacent county rely on its road and highway network. Courtland includes the junction of Virginia State Route 35 (SR35) and U. S. Route 58 (US58, the main thoroughfare that extends across Virginia south of the James River. The town's water is provided by a separate system.

The Courland Volunteer rescue squad provides fire and first responder services.