Mathews County was formed from the Kingston Parish part of Gloucester County. The county is named after Thomas Mathews, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who later became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1790 he enacted the legislation for Mathews to become an independent county.

Richard Billups, a local resident began the construction of the Mathews Courthouse in 1792. The building was completed in 1795. The Courthouse Square also includes a jail house completed In 1795 and a Clerk's office built in 1859. Today, the Courthouse Square is listed in the Virginia Landmark Register and the National Register of Historic Places.

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