Place:Botetourt, Virginia, United States

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Botetourt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 33,148. Its county seat is Fincastle.

Botetourt County is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located in the Roanoke Region of Virginia.

History

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Botetourt County was established in 1770 from Augusta County. The county is named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, more commonly known as Lord Botetourt (1718–1770), who was a popular governor of the Virginia Colony from 1768 to 1770, when he died suddenly while in office.

In the 1770s and 1780s, when Virginia claimed most of the Northwest Territory which would later form all or part of six states, the land was divided between Botetourt and Augusta Counties.

Botetourt County is a part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the southern parts of the county have become increasingly suburban in recent decades. Much of the area's former farmland and orchards have been developed into residential subdivisions and businesses.

Timeline

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Note: Botetourt's 1860 census boundaries were essentially the same as those of 1890-1990. See also note 22.

Evolution of the County

Following its creation in 1770 until the establishment of its final boundaries in 1851, Botetourt county was repeatedly subdivided into successively finer polities. The evolution of these polities is presented at Rootsweb, and is based on Source:Doran, 1987

Research Tips

• Botetourt County, Virginia family history and genealogy research guide (FamilySearch Research Wiki).