Appomattox, a county of Virginia S. E. of the centre of the state, bounded N. W. by the James river, and drained by the sources of the Appomattox; area, 200 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 8,950, of whom 4,536 were colored. The surface is diversified with ranges of mountains and covered with forests, and the soil is fertile. The county is intersected by the South Side railroad, running from Petersburg to Lynchburg. In 1870 the county produced 33,825 bushels of wheat, 76,708 of corn, 05,858 of oats, and 050,944 lbs. of tobacco. Capital, Appomattox Court House, or Clover Hill.