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Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 53,935. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Abingdon . [ 2 ]
Abingdon is a town in and the county seat [5] of Washington County, Virginia, United States, 133 miles (214 km) southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,376 at the 2020 census. The town encompasses several historically significant sites and features a fine arts and crafts scene centered on the galleries and museums along Main Street.
In 1833, Rappahannock County was created from part of Culpeper County and the town of Washington was selected to be the county seat. [17] The courthouse and Court Clerk's office were constructed by Malcolm F. Crawford of Albemarle County in 1833-1834 and the jail was built by John W. Fant of Shenandoah County in 1833–1836. [ 18 ]
Taylors Valley is located in southwestern Virginia at an altitude of 722 metres (2369 feet), close to the border with Tennessee. It is located along a notable bike trail, the Virginia Creeper Trail, which makes a gradual climb into Taylors Valley. [1] The nearest town is Damascus, which is located to the west.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL)— The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began assessing flood damage in Washington County, Virginia on Thursday. On Thursday morning, county officials met ...
Virginia has 95 counties, covering all of the territory not within the independent cities. Under Virginia law, counties may be chartered, although most are not. [2] Their populations vary widely; in 2022 estimated populations ranged from 2,301 for Highland County to 1,138,331 for Fairfax County. [3]
With the division of West Virginia from Virginia during the American Civil War, the Western District of Virginia became the District of West Virginia, and those parts of the Western District that were not part of West Virginia were combined with the Eastern District to form again a single District of Virginia on June 11, 1864, by 13 Stat. 124. [2]