Shenandoah County, Virginia

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Shenandoah County, Virginia is a predominantly rural county in northwestern Virginia known for its scenic landscapes, historic towns, and location within the Shenandoah Valley.

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Shenandoah County, Virginia canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Frederick County, Virginia
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia
Page County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia
climate humid subtropical climate
contains American Celebration on Parade museum
Fort Valley, Virginia
George Washington National Forest
Massanutten Mountain
New Market Battlefield
surface form: New Market Battlefield State Historical Park

Shenandoah Caverns
Shenandoah County Fairgrounds
Shenandoah River
Town of Edinburg, Virginia
Town of Mount Jackson, Virginia
Newmarket, Virginia
surface form: Town of New Market, Virginia

Town of Strasburg, Virginia
Town of Toms Brook, Virginia
Town of Woodstock, Virginia
country United States of America
foundedIn 1772
GNISFeatureID 1496290
governmentType county government
hasCountySeat Woodstock, Virginia
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of New Market
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War
surface form: Civil War Valley Campaigns
hasLargestSettlement Woodstock, Virginia
hasRegionType predominantly rural
isPartOf western Virginia
surface form: northwestern Virginia
knownFor agriculture
historic towns
scenic landscapes
tourism
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Shenandoah River
originalName Dunmore County
partOfCongressionalDistrict Virginia's 6th congressional district
renamedIn 1778
traversedBy Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 48 NERFINISHED

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Shenandoah Valley contains Shenandoah County, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia formedFrom Shenandoah County, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia borderedBy Shenandoah County, Virginia
Virginia State Route 55 locatedIn Shenandoah County, Virginia
Frederick County, Virginia borders Shenandoah County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia borders Shenandoah County, Virginia
Newmarket, Virginia locatedIn Shenandoah County, Virginia
subject surface form: New Market, Virginia
Newmarket, Virginia partOf Shenandoah County, Virginia
subject surface form: New Market, Virginia
Page County, Virginia borderedBy Shenandoah County, Virginia
Page County, Virginia formedFrom Shenandoah County, Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia bordersOn Shenandoah County, Virginia
Rappahannock County, Virginia borders Shenandoah County, Virginia
North Fork Shenandoah River flowsThrough Shenandoah County, Virginia
South Fork Shenandoah River flowsThrough Shenandoah County, Virginia