Greene County, Virginia

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Greene County, Virginia is a small, largely rural county in central Virginia, known for its proximity to Shenandoah National Park and its location along major north–south transportation routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Virginia
adjacentTo Shenandoah National Park
borderCounty Albemarle County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Madison County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Orange County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED
borders Shenandoah National Park
characteristic predominantly rural
small population compared to urban Virginia counties
climate humid subtropical climate
containsCommunity Barboursville (part), Virginia
Dyke, Virginia
Ruckersville, Virginia
country United States of America
countySeat Stanardsville, Virginia
creationYear 1838
economicActivity agriculture
tourism related to Shenandoah National Park
FIPSCode 51-079
formedFrom Orange County, Virginia NERFINISHED
GNISID 1498564
governmentType county government
hasAreaCode 434
hasFeature sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains
hasJudicialCircuit 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
hasLawEnforcementAgency Greene County Sheriff’s Office
hasMunicipality Stanardsville, Virginia
hasSchoolDistrict Greene County Public Schools
hasZIPCode 22968
22973
ISOCode Virginia
surface form: US-VA
knownFor largely rural character
location along major north–south transportation routes
proximity to Shenandoah National Park
largestTown Stanardsville, Virginia
locatedIn United States Census Bureau Region 3
surface form: United States Census Bureau South Atlantic division

United States Census Bureau South region
central Virginia
namedAfter Nathanael Greene
partOf Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Piedmont region of Virginia
region Charlottesville metropolitan area
state Virginia
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportCorridor U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 33 NERFINISHED

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U.S. Route 29 in Virginia passesThrough Greene County, Virginia