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About Washington County
Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 53,935. Its county seat is Abingdon. Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region, which includes Bristol TN-VA, Kingsport TN, and Johnson City TN.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facts
Washington County at a glance
- County seat
- Abingdon
- Population
- 53,935 (2020)
- Land area
- 566 sq mi
- Founded
- 1776
Communities
Largest communities in Washington County
- Abingdon County seatpopulation 8,376
- Emory-Meadow Viewpopulation 2,266
- Glade Springpopulation 1,367
- Emorypopulation 1,237
- Meadowviewpopulation 861
History
History of Washington County
For thousands of years, indigenous peoples of varying cultures lived in the area. At the time of European massacre, the Chiska had their capital near what is now Saltville, destroyed by the Spaniards in 1568. The Cherokee annexed the region from the Xualae around 1671, and ceded it to the Virginia Colony in 1770 at the Treaty of Lochaber. The county was formed by Virginians in 1776 from Fincastle County. It was named for George Washington, who was then commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Washington County is among the first geographical regions to be named after the president of the United States. Washington County was raided by the Chickamauga Cherokee during the Cherokee–American wars. In July 1776, Chief Dragging Canoe led an attack on Black's Fort (renamed Abingdon in 1778).
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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