The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSurry (formerly Cross Roads, McIntosh's Cross Roads, McIntoshs Cross Roads, Scuffletown, Smithville, Surry Court House, and The Crossroads) is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Surry had a population of 208. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England.
Surry was established in 1652. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 244 to 208 (-15%). Half of its homes were built before 1947.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Surry yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Surry’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Surry’s history is told.
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Surry, decade by decade
2000
2 historic places in Surry
Surry has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 201 historic buildings, because Town of Surry Historic District alone counts 195.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.