Shenandoah County, VA

Headnote
SHENANDOAH was established in 1772... It is 32 miles long, with a mean width of 15 miles. The eastern and western portions are mountainous. The central part of the county is watered by the north fork of the Shenandoah, and the soil is extremely fertile. Population in 1840, whites 10,320, slaves 1,033, free colored 265; total, 11,618. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Shenandoah County, Virginia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Virginia. Area, 410 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Woodstock. Pop. in 1810, 13,646; in 1820, 18,926; in 1830, 19,750; in 1840, 11,618; in 1850, 13,768.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 345.

Shenandoah County, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SHENANDOAH was established in 1772, from Frederick, under the name of Dunmore; but in October, 1777, after Lord Dunmore had taken a decided stand against the colonists, one of the delegates from the county stated, "that his constituents no longer wished to live in, or he to represent, a county bearing the name of such a tory; he therefore moved to call it Shenandoah, after the beautiful stream which passes through it;" and it was accordingly done. It is 32 miles long, with a mean width of 15 miles. The eastern and western portions are mountainous. The central part of the county is watered by the north fork of the Shenandoah, and the soil is extremely fertile. Population in 1840, whites 10,320, slaves 1,033, free colored 265; total, 11,618.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 467.
Date Type
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Name Type
Edinburg, VA City or Town
Mount Jackson, VA City or Town
Strasburg, VA City or Town
Woodstock, VA City or Town
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