Augusta County, Virginia

It is the second-largest county in Virginia by total area, and it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro.

In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton.

It is the second-largest county in Virginia by total area, and it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro.

The city is surrounded by Augusta County and is named for General Anthony Wayne.

Augusta County is a county located in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.

The county seat of Augusta is Staunton, although most of the administrative services have offices in neighboring Verona.

Verona is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

The county was created in 1738 from part of Orange County, and was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.

This situation lasted only four years; in 1738 most of the western tract was split off into Augusta County.

Reductions in its extent began in 1770, when its southern part became Botetourt County.

Botetourt County was created in 1770 from part of Augusta County, and was named for Norborne Berkeley, known as Lord Botetourt.

In 1788 the northern part of the county was combined with part of Hardy County to become Pendleton County.

The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties and was named for Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), a distinguished Virginia statesman and jurist.

In 1778 the portion of Augusta County west of the Ohio River became Illinois County (abolished in 1784); the northeastern part of what was remained became Rockingham County, and the southwestern part was combined with part of Botetourt County to form Rockbridge County.

Rockbridge County was established in October, 1777 from parts of now neighboring Augusta and Botetourt counties, and the first county elections were held in May 1778.

One of the bloodiest engagements fought in the Shenandoah Valley took place on June 5, 1864 at the Battle of Piedmont, a Union victory that allowed the Union Army to occupy Staunton and destroy many of the facilities that supported the Confederate war effort.

The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia.

Augusta County assumed its present dimensions in 1790, when its western part was combined with parts of Botetourt County and Greenbrier County to form Bath County.

Bath County was created on December 14, 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties.

Along with Staunton and Waynesboro, it forms the Staunton–Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On the west side of Skyline Drive they are, from northeast to southwest, Warren, Page, Rockingham, and Augusta counties.

Grottoes is an incorporated town in Augusta and Rockingham counties in the U.S. state of Virginia.

In 1778 the portion of Augusta County west of the Ohio River became Illinois County (abolished in 1784); the northeastern part of what was remained became Rockingham County, and the southwestern part was combined with part of Botetourt County to form Rockbridge County.

Rockingham County was established in 1778 from Augusta County.

Craigsville is a town in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

Stuarts Draft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

The county is bordered to the west by Pocahontas County in the state of West Virginia, to the north by Pendleton County, West Virginia, to the east by Augusta County, Virginia, and to the south by Bath County, Virginia.

Fishersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

Weyers Cave is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

The county is serviced by Augusta County Public Schools.

Augusta County Public Schools is the organization that operates the public school system in Augusta County, Virginia.

Crimora is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

* Natural Chimneys

Natural Chimneys, known as the Cyclopean Towers in the 19th century, is a natural rock structure located near Mt. Solon in Augusta County, Virginia in the United States, in the Shenandoah Valley.

Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.

Lyndhurst is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.