Amherst County, Virginia

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administrative division county

Amherst County, Virginia is a largely rural county in central Virginia known for its scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes, historic towns, and location north of Lynchburg.

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Label Occurrences
Amherst County, Virginia canonical 18
Amherst County government 1
Amherst County, Virginia Colony 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division ⓘ
county ⓘ
adjacentTo Albemarle County, Virginia ⓘ
Appomattox County, Virginia ⓘ
Bedford County, Virginia ⓘ
Buckingham County, Virginia ⓘ
Campbell County, Virginia ⓘ
Nelson County, Virginia ⓘ
borders Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
contains Madison Heights, Virginia ⓘ
Sweet Briar College ⓘ
Sweet Briar, Virginia ⓘ
Amherst, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Town of Amherst, Virginia
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeat Amherst, Virginia ⓘ
fipsCode 51XXX ⓘ
geographyFeature Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Pedlar River ⓘ
Tye River ⓘ
governmentType county government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 434 ⓘ
hasLandUse farmland ⓘ
forests ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ
hasLegislativeBody board of supervisors ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (nearby access)

George Washington National Forest ⓘ
surface form: George Washington National Forest (part)
isRural true ⓘ
knownFor Blue Ridge Mountains views ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
largestSettlement Amherst, Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn United States South ⓘ
central Virginia ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst ⓘ
surface form: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
partOf Lynchburg metropolitan area ⓘ
postalAbbreviation Virginia ⓘ
surface form: VA
regionType largely rural county ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportationRoute U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia State Route 130 ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → passesThrough → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Nelson County, Virginia → borders → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Campbell County, Virginia → formedFrom → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Campbell County, Virginia → adjacentTo → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Rockbridge County, Virginia → borderedBy → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Appomattox County, Virginia → borderedBy → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
William Cabell → residence → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony → establishedFrom → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amherst County, Virginia Colony
William H. Crawford → placeOfBirth → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Sweet Briar College → locatedIn → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Amherst, Virginia → county → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Amherst, Virginia → locatedIn → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Amherst, Virginia → isCountySeatOf → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Madison Heights, Virginia → county → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Sweet Briar, Virginia → locatedIn → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Sweet Briar, Virginia → governedAsPartOf → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amherst County government
Lynchburg metropolitan area → countyIncluded → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia State Route 130 → locatedIn → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia State Route 130 → runsThrough → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia State Route 130 → regionServed → Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ