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Rockingham County, Virginia

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About Rockingham County

Rockingham County is located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,757. Its county seat is the independent city of Harrisonburg.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Rockingham County at a glance

County seat
Harrisonburg
Population
83,757 (2020)
Land area
853 sq mi
Founded
1778

Communities

Largest communities in Rockingham County

  1. Bridgewaterpopulation 6,596
  2. Massanetta Springspopulation 6,384
  3. Broadwaypopulation 4,170
  4. Timbervillepopulation 2,963
  5. Elktonpopulation 2,941

History

History of Rockingham County

Settlement of the county began in 1727, when Adam Miller (Mueller) staked out a claim on the south fork of the Shenandoah River, near the line that now divides Rockingham County from Page County. On a trip through eastern Virginia, the German-born Miller had heard reports about a lush valley to the west which had been discovered by Governor Alexander Spotswood's legendary Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, and then moved his family down from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1741, Miller purchased 820 acres (3.3 km2), including a large lithia spring, near Elkton, Virginia, and lived on this property for the remainder of his life. Much-increased settlement of this portion of the Colony of Virginia by Europeans began in the 1740s and 1750s.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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