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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Rockbridge County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,808. Its county seat is Lexington6. The population figures do not include those residing in the independent cities of Buena Vista and Lexington.
Rockbridge County was named for Natural Bridge.
Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper near Steele's Tavern at the northern end of the county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1778 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1990 | 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
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| 1790 | 6,548
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| 1800 | 8,945
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| 1810 | 10,318
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| 1820 | 11,945
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| 1830 | 14,244
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| 1840 | 14,284
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| 1850 | 16,045
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| 1860 | 17,248
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| 1870 | 16,058
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| 1880 | 20,003
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| 1890 | 23,062
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| 1900 | 21,799
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| 1910 | 21,171
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| 1920 | 20,626
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| 1930 | 20,902
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| 1940 | 22,384
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| 1950 | 23,359
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| 1960 | 24,039
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| 1970 | 16,637
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| 1980 | 17,911
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| 1990 | 18,350
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Note: Buena Vista city, formed from Rockbridge County. Annexation after 1980 from Rockbridge (1980 population 187).. Lexington city, formed from Rockbridge County (1966).
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