Land for Sale in Richmond County, Virginia

Richmond County is the agricultural heart of Virginia's Northern Neck. Warsaw, the county seat, serves as the commercial center for the surrounding farm country along Route 360. This is interior Northern Neck — more crop fields and timber than waterfront, which keeps prices grounded. The Rappahannock River forms the southern border, offering some tidal frontage, while the interior delivers large farm tracts at reasonable prices.

Warsaw is a functional small town with a grocery store, hardware store, and basic services — more practical than picturesque. Route 360 connects Richmond County to Tappahannock (20 minutes west) and the Northern Neck's waterfront counties to the east. There's no hospital in the county — Riverside Tappahannock Hospital in neighboring Essex is the closest.

Richmond County appeals to buyers seeking agricultural land, hunting acreage, and large timber tracts at interior Northern Neck prices. The Rappahannock riverfront along the county's southern edge offers affordable tidal access compared to the premium waterfront in Lancaster and Northumberland. Interior uplands have productive agricultural soils and large cleared fields suitable for farming or homesteading.

Soil quality and flood data are the key considerations for Richmond County buyers. Interior uplands generally have good septic suitability and agricultural potential, while Rappahannock-front parcels need careful flood zone evaluation. LandMatch analyzes every parcel with FEMA flood maps, USDA SSURGO soil ratings, wetland data, and creek access — the information that separates buildable farmland from low-lying floodplain.

Richmond County is a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act locality, and Virginia's 100-foot Resource Protection Area (RPA) buffer applies along all tidal waterways in the county. The Rappahannock River forms the southern border, and its tidal tributaries — Totuskey Creek, Cat Point Creek, Farnham Creek — carry the RPA requirement inland. Interior farm and timber tracts — the bulk of the county's land market — sit above tidal influence and are not subject to the RPA. But if you're looking at creek-front parcels along Totuskey or Cat Point Creek for the combination of water access and low Northern Neck prices, the 100-foot buffer reduces your buildable area beyond what the flood zone alone would suggest. Richmond County's planning office can confirm whether and where the RPA applies to a specific parcel.