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Botetourt County, Virginia

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About Botetourt County

Botetourt County is a US county that lies in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Located in the mountainous portion of the state, the county is bordered by two major ranges, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Botetourt County at a glance

County seat
Fincastle
Population
33,596 (2020)
Land area
546 sq mi
Founded
1769

Communities

Largest communities in Botetourt County

  1. Hollinspopulation 15,574
  2. Cloverdalepopulation 3,410
  3. Blue Ridgepopulation 3,185
  4. Dalevillepopulation 3,070
  5. Laymantownpopulation 1,867

History

History of Botetourt County

First proposed in the House of Burgesses in 1767, Botetourt County was created in 1770 from Augusta County. The county is named for Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, who served as governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 to 1770, when he died suddenly while in office. In 1772, the county was reduced to the area east of the New and Kanawha rivers by the creation of Fincastle County. Most of that latter county became the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792. The other counties established directly from portions of Botetourt County are: Rockbridge (1778), Bath (1791), Alleghany (1822), Roanoke (1833), and Craig (1851).

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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