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Rockbridge County

county in Virginia, United States
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Rockbridge County

Summary

Rockbridge County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #36 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rockbridge County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Rockbridge County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rockbridge County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Rockbridge County's capital is recorded as Lexington[6].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Augusta County[7].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Bedford County[8].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Botetourt County[9].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Bath County[10].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Nelson County[11].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Amherst County[12].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Alleghany County[13].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Lexington[14].
  • Rockbridge County's shares border with is recorded as Buena Vista[15].
  • Rockbridge County's basic form of government is recorded as Q140930090[16].
  • Natural Bridge is named after Rockbridge County[17].
  • Rockbridge County's Commons category is recorded as Rockbridge County, Virginia[18].
  • 1778 marks the founding of Rockbridge County[19].
  • Rockbridge County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.81, 'longitude': -79.45}[20].
  • Rockbridge County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.rockbridge.va.us[21].
  • Rockbridge County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rockbridge County, Virginia[22].
  • Rockbridge County has a population of {'amount': '+22307'}[23].
  • Rockbridge County has a population of {'amount': '+22276'}[24].
  • Rockbridge County has a population of {'amount': '+22511'}[25].
  • Rockbridge County has a population of {'amount': '+22360'}[26].
  • Rockbridge County has a population of {'amount': '+22307'}[27].

Body

Geography

Rockbridge County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Rockbridge County covers an area of {'amount': '+1557'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22307'}[23], {'amount': '+22276'}[24], {'amount': '+22511'}[25], {'amount': '+22360'}[26], {'amount': '+22354'}[29], and {'amount': '+22650'}[30].

Designation and Status

Rockbridge County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

1778 marks the founding of Rockbridge County[19]. Natural Bridge is named after it[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rockbridge County include rockbridgeite[31], a mineral species[32].

Why It Matters

Rockbridge County draws 501 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #36 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include rockbridgeite[31], a mineral species[32].

Related Entities

Sam Houston United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Rockbridge County,
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rockbridge County, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
  2. 6w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Virginia's 37th House of Delegates district
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3179]]: [[Q39087168]]"
  3. 8w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808250
    Umls cui → C3828312
    Basic form of government → Q140930090
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152791
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45905|batch #45905]]: county forms"
  4. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.co.rockbridge.va.us
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Rockbridge County, Virginia
    Instance of → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110585, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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