Augusta County, Virginia

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Augusta County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the central Shenandoah Valley known for its agricultural landscape, historic sites, and proximity to the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Virginia
adjacentTo Albemarle County, Virginia
Bath County, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Highland County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia
bordersMountainRange Allegheny Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
containsCity Staunton, Virginia
containsIndependentCity Waynesboro, Virginia
surface form: Waynesboro, Virginia (independent city nearby but not part of county government)
containsProtectedArea George Washington National Forest
Shenandoah National Park
surface form: Shenandoah National Park (part)
containsTransportationRoute Interstate 64
Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governmentType county government
hasAgriculturalActivity cattle farming
crop production
dairy farming
poultry farming
hasCountyGovernmentSeat Staunton, Virginia
hasCountySeat Staunton, Virginia
hasFIPSCode 51015
hasGNISID 1497470
hasHistoricSite Augusta Stone Church
Beverley Manor area
Frontier Culture Museum (Staunton area)
hasLargestCommunity Staunton, Virginia
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.co.augusta.va.us/
historicalRegion Frontier of colonial Virginia
isRural true
knownFor agriculture
historic sites
scenic landscapes
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
central Shenandoah Valley
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
partOf Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
partOfRegion Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
surface form: Valley and Ridge physiographic province
region western Virginia
state Virginia
subdivisionType county

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Shenandoah Valley contains Augusta County, Virginia
South Branch Potomac River flowsThrough Augusta County, Virginia
George Caleb Bingham placeOfBirth Augusta County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Nelson County, Virginia borders Augusta County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia adjacentTo Augusta County, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia borderedBy Augusta County, Virginia
Interstate 64 in parts of Virginia passesThrough Augusta County, Virginia
subject surface form: Interstate 64 in Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia borders Augusta County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia formedFrom Augusta County, Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia locatedIn Augusta County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Augusta County region
Pocahontas County, West Virginia borders Augusta County, Virginia
Rockfish Gap, Virginia locatedIn Augusta County, Virginia
Rockfish Gap, Virginia formsBoundaryBetween Augusta County, Virginia
Pendleton County, West Virginia borders Augusta County, Virginia
Pendleton County, West Virginia formedFrom Augusta County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Augusta County, Virginia (historic area)
Bingham placeOfBirth Augusta County, Virginia
subject surface form: George Caleb Bingham