Place:Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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Place Information
Name
Rockingham
Alternate names
Rockingham     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
38.517°N 78.883°W
Located in
Virginia, United States     (1778 - )
See also
Page, Virginia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Deserted settlement
Old Furnace
Independent city
Harrisonburg ( - 1916 )
Inhabited place
Arkton
Athlone
Beldor
Bergton
Berrytown
Bloomer Spring
Blue Hole
Bridgewater
Briery Branch
Broadway
Cherry Grove
Clines Hacking
Clover Hill
Coakley Town
Cootes Store
Criders
Cross Keys
Dale Enterprise
Daphna
Dayton
East Point
Edom
Elkton
Fulks Run
Genoa
Goods Mill
Green Mount
Greenwood
Grottoes
Hightown
Hinton
Honeyville
Hopkins Spring
Inglewood
Island Ford
Keezletown
Lacey Spring
Lilly
Linville
Lynnwood
Massanetta Springs
Massanutten
Mauzy
Mayland
McGaheysville
Mechanicsville
Montevideo
Montezuma
Mount Clinton
Mount Crawford
Newtown
Ottobine
Palos
Park View
Paulington
Peach Grove
Peales Crossroads
Penn Laird
Pineville
Plains Mill
Pleasant Valley
Port
Rawley Springs
Rocky Bar
Rushville
Singers Glen
Solsburg
Sparkling Springs
Spring Creek
Stemphleytown
Stultz Mill
Swift Run
Tenth Legion
Timber Ridge
Timberville
Tunis
Turleytown
Yankeetown
Zenda
Zirkle
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 67,725. Its county seat is Harrisonburg6. Rockingham County is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area and is home of the Rockingham County Baseball League.

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History

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Rockingham County was established in 1778 from Augusta County. The county is named for the Marquis of Rockingham, British statesman.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1778 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1778 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1778 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1778 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1778 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
1862 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1790 7,449
1800 10,374
1810 12,753
1820 14,784
1830 20,683
1840 17,344
1850 20,294
1860 23,408
1870 23,668
1880 29,567
1890 31,299
1900 33,527
1910 34,903
1920 30,047
1930 29,709
1940 31,289
1950 35,079
1960 40,485
1970 47,890
1980 57,038
1990 57,482

Note: Harrisonburg city, formed from Rockingham County (1916). Annexation after 1980 from Rockingham (1980 population 4,984).

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