Greene County Sheriff's Office (Virginia)

The Greene County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 18,404 people within 157 square miles (410 km²) of jurisdiction within Greene County, Virginia.

Organization

The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Steve Smith.

Sheriff

In principle, a sheriff is a legal official with responsibility for a "shire", i.e. county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country.

Greene County

Greene County is the name of fourteen counties in the United States of America, each named in honor of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene:

See also

Greene County, New York

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,221. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.

History

On March 25, 1800, Greene County was created by the partitioning of Albany (360 Square Miles) and Ulster (270 Square Miles) counties, producing a county of 620 square miles (1,600 km²).

On April 3, 1801, 90 square miles (230 km²) of land was transferred from Delaware and Ulster counties, raising the total area to 710 square miles (1,800 km²). This transferred Prattsville, Vly Mountain, Halcott Center, Bushnellsville, Highmount, Shandaken, Lanesville, and Pine Hill within Greene County.

On May 26, 1812, Greene County lost 20 square miles (52 km²) to Ulster County, lowering the total area to 690 square miles (1,800 km²), reassigning Pine Hill, Highmount, and Shandaken to Ulster County.

On April 15, 1814, the county borders were re-surveyed, and the line adjusted with no change in area.