Editing Amherst County, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
* [[James John Floyd (American Pioneer)|James John Floyd]] (1750–1783), born in Amherst County, co-founder of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]] and early settler in that area; Kentucky Colonel and pioneer judge
* [[William Barnett (Georgia politician)|William Barnett]] (1761–1834), born in Amherst County, [[United States Congressman]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[William Becknell]], born in Amherst County, first white man to open what would become the [[Santa Fe Trail]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Samuel Jordan Cabell]] (1756–1818), born in Amherst County, United States Congressman<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Peter Cartwright (exhorter)|Peter Cartwright]] (1785–1872), born in Amherst County, noted "hellfire and brimstone" preacher<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Powhatan Ellis]] (1790–1863), born in Amherst County, justice of the [[Mississippi Supreme Court]], [[United States Senator]] from Mississippi, and minister to Mexico. [[Ellisville, Mississippi]], is named in his honor<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[David S. Garland]] (1769–1841), Congressman, master of the [[Brick House (Clifford, Virginia)]], founder of the New Glasgow Academy
* Ottie Cline Powell (1890–1894), born in Amherst County, four-year-old boy who died after getting lost collecting firewood outside his schoolhouse. There is an urban legend that Ottie haunts the area where he died.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2006-07-27-10-great-haunted-hikes_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=10 Great Places To Go On A Haunted Hike | date=July 28, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trails.com/list_12425_haunted-forests-north-america.html|title = AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running}}</ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/499088052 Perry, Tristan]. Ghostly Legends of the Appalachian Trail. Wever, Iowa: Quixote Press, 2008. Pages 93–102.</ref>
* [[Pierre Thomas (journalist)|Pierre Thomas]] (b.1962) is an American journalist. He serves as a senior justice correspondent at ABC News. He has twice won an Emmy, as well as winning a Peabody Award and DuPont Award and been named "Journalist of the Year" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
* [[William H. Crawford]] (7th United States Secretary of the Treasury)