Mecklenburg County, Virginia

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Mecklenburg County, Virginia is a largely rural county in southern Virginia known for its agriculture, lakes, and small towns near the North Carolina border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
borders North Carolina
containsSettlement Boydton, Virginia
Brodnax, Virginia
Chase City, Virginia
Clarksville, Virginia
La Crosse, Virginia
country United States of America
establishedIn 1765
FIPSCode 51117
formedFrom Lunenburg County, Virginia
GNISID 1498510
governingBody Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors
hasBorderWith Brunswick County, Virginia
Charlotte County, Virginia
Granville County, North Carolina
Halifax County, Virginia
Hertford County, North Carolina
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Northampton County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Warren County, North Carolina
hasCountySeat Boydton, Virginia
hasLargestTown South Hill, Virginia
hasMajorWaterBody Buggs Island Lake
John H. Kerr Reservoir
Lake Gaston
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.mecklenburgva.com/
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
manufacturing
tourism
isKnownFor agriculture
lakes
outdoor recreation
rural character
tobacco farming
isPartOfCongressionalDistrict Virginia's 4th congressional district
Virginia's 5th congressional district
locatedIn United States South
Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Raleigh, North Carolina metropolitan area
Roanoke River
namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchy of Mecklenburg
partOf Southside Virginia

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Southside Virginia contains Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia adjacentTo Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Clarksville, Virginia county Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Clarksville, Virginia partOf Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Brunswick County, Virginia borderedBy Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Kerr Lake locatedInCounty Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Lunenburg County, Virginia borderedBy Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Charlotte County, Virginia borderedBy Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia's 5th congressional district contains Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Vance County hasBorderingCounty Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Lake Gaston locatedIn Mecklenburg County, Virginia
John H. Kerr Reservoir hasShorelineOn Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Granville County borders Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Kerr Dam countrySubdivision Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Staunton River flowsThrough Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Staunton River formsBorderBetween Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Kerr Lake region hasCounty Mecklenburg County, Virginia
US 58 passesThrough Mecklenburg County, Virginia
South Hill, Virginia county Mecklenburg County, Virginia
South Hill, Virginia isPartOf Mecklenburg County, Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia passesThrough Mecklenburg County, Virginia
U.S. Route 58 in Virginia runsThrough Mecklenburg County, Virginia
U.S. Route 15 in Virginia passesThroughCounty Mecklenburg County, Virginia
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital locatedIn Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Buggs Island Lake hasShorelineIn Mecklenburg County, Virginia