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Virginia Counties

The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes.

Botetourt County, Virginia

Botetourt County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Fincastle
Year Organized: 1796
Square Miles: 543

Court House:

One West Main Street, Box 1
County Courthouse
Fincastle, VA 24090-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Botetourt County, Virginia formed from Augusta and Rockbridge Counties. Legislative enactment in 1769. Organized in 1770. Rockbridge County gave only small portions at later dates (1821-1822, 1838, 1850-1851, 1887-1888 and possibly nearer the 1770 organization date as well). [Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation, by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson, originally published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July 1916, reprinted 1992 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.]

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785. Its area is 549 square miles, and the county seat is Fincastle.

Neighboring Counties:

Roanoke County, Virginia - southwest
Craig County, Virginia - west
Alleghany County, Virginia - northwest
Rockbridge County, Virginia - northeast
Bedford County, Virginia - southeast

Cities and Towns:

- Buchanan	town	Incorporated Area
- Fincastle (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Roanoke	city	Incorporated Area
- Troutville	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."