Place:Botetourt, Virginia, United States

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Name
Botetourt
Alternate names
Botetourt     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
37.567°N 79.783°W
Located in
Virginia, United States     (1770 - )
See also
Alleghany, Virginia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Bath, Virginia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Craig, Virginia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Roanoke, Virginia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Botetourt County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 30,496. Its county seat is Fincastle6.

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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 know 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. One of the county's two high schools is named after Lord Botetourt and found in the town of Daleville. The other high school is James River, in Buchanan.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1770 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1770 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 10,524
1800 10,427
1810 13,301
1820 13,589
1830 16,354
1840 11,679
1850 14,908
1860 11,516
1870 11,329
1880 14,809
1890 14,854
1900 17,161
1910 17,727
1920 16,557
1930 15,457
1940 16,447
1950 15,766
1960 16,715
1970 18,193
1980 23,270
1990 24,992

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

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