Northumberland County, Virginia

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Northumberland County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, historic colonial-era sites, and water-based recreation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Virginia
areaCode 804
borderedBy Lancaster County, Virginia
Richmond County, Virginia
Westmoreland County, Virginia
bordersBodyOfWater Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
congressionalDistrict Virginia's 1st congressional district
surface form: Virginia’s 1st congressional district
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Heathsville, Virginia
FIPSCode 51133
formedFrom Northumberland County, Virginia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northumberland shire (Virginia Colony)
formedIn 1648
GNISID 1498560
governingBody Northumberland County Board of Supervisors
hasCommunity Burgess, Virginia
Kilmarnock, Virginia
surface form: Kilmarnock (Northumberland portion), Virginia

Lottsburg, Virginia
Ophelia, Virginia
Reedville, Virginia
Wicomico Church, Virginia
hasEducationalInstitution Northumberland High School
hasHistoricSite Ditchley
Fairfield
Glebe House of St. Mary’s Parish
Heathsville Historic District
Reedville, Virginia
surface form: Reedville Historic District

Shiloh School
St. Stephen’s Church
hasIndustry commercial fishing
oystering
tourism
hasPostalCodeRange 22432–22539
hasProtectedArea Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve
Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve
hasSchoolDistrict Northumberland County Public Schools
knownFor Chesapeake Bay shoreline
colonial-era history
rural character
water-based recreation
largestCommunity Callao, Virginia
locatedIn Chesapeake Bay region
surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed

Northern Neck
namedAfter Northumberland
surface form: Northumberland, England
partOf Northern Neck
surface form: Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace Region
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Westmoreland County, Virginia bordersCounty Northumberland County, Virginia
Northern Neck containsAdministrativeTerritory Northumberland County, Virginia
Dorchester County, Maryland borderedBy Northumberland County, Virginia
Northumberland County, Virginia formedFrom Northumberland County, Virginia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northumberland shire (Virginia Colony)