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Waynesboro (/ ˈ w eɪ n z b ʌ r oʊ /; formerly Flack [4]) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley and is surrounded by Augusta County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,196. [5]
The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Its county seat is Staunton, [1] but most of the administrative services have offices in neighboring Verona. The county was created in 1738 from part of Orange County and was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ...
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
Botetourt County, Virginia, from 1895 state map. First proposed in the House of Burgesses in 1767, Botetourt County was created in 1770 from Augusta County. [3] The county is named for Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, who served as governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died suddenly while in office.
Augusta County and Waynesboro students from Valley Career and Technical Center were honored as registered apprentices during a ceremony at the Fishersville school Wednesday, March 13.
Nelson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 14,775. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Lovingston . [ 2 ]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 584 square miles (1,510 km 2), of which 580 square miles (1,500 km 2) is land and 3.9 square miles (10 km 2) (0.7%) is water. [9] The geographic center of Virginia is located in Buckingham County, near the Mt. Rush community.
Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 census , the population was 16,787. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Pearisburg .