Formed in 1790 <strong>Patrick County</strong> is named for the Commonwealth of Virginias firstgovernor Patrick Henry who lived in neighboring Henry County. Loc... » 

Formed in 1790 Patrick County is named for the Commonwealth of Virginias firstgovernor Patrick Henry who lived in neighboring Henry County. Located alongthe border of North Carolina where the Blue Ridge Mountains of the AppalachianRange cross the state line the Free State of Patrick is half piedmont and halfmountain plateau. This dividing geographic feature is reflected in the mountainpeople of ScotsIrish and German descent along with English living below themountain heights. This divergent population produced tobacco magnate R. J.Reynolds Civil War general J. E. B. Stuart Virginia governor Gerald BalilesVirginias highestelected female former attorney general Mary Sue Terry andWorld Series pitcher Brad Clontz. «