Worsham is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Prince Edward County,

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, United States. It served as the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

of Prince Edward County from 1754 to 1872, and as a result a number of historic public buildings may still be found there. Among these are the old

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and the old county clerk's office, an
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. Worsham is also the site of the old Worsham elementary school, used by the Prince Edward county school system. Near Worsham is the former Worsham High School, listed on the Register in 2010. an
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Abraham B. Venable Abraham Bedford Venable (November 20, 1758December 26, 1811) was a Virginia lawyer, planter and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and briefly as U.S. Senator, as well as in the Virginia House of Delegates. Early and fam ...

was a native of the Worsham area.

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Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Prince Edward County, Virginia Former county seats in Virginia {{PrinceEdwardCountyVA-geo-stub