Gloucester County, Virginia

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Gloucester County, Virginia is a historic coastal county on the Middle Peninsula of the Commonwealth of Virginia, known for its role in early American history and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county of Virginia
adjacentTo King and Queen County, Virginia
Mathews County, Virginia
Middlesex County, Virginia
York County, Virginia
borderedByWaterBody Chesapeake Bay
Mobjack Bay
linked to: Chincoteague Bay

York River
bridgeName George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge
country United States of America
countySeat Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
crossedBy U.S. Route 17
fipsCode 51XXX
gnisID XXXXXXX
governmentType county government
hasBridgeConnectionTo York County, Virginia
hasCoastlineOn Chesapeake Bay
hasHistoricDistrict Gloucester Courthouse Historic District
hasHistoricSite Abingdon Episcopal Church
Rosewell Plantation ruins
linked to: Rosewell Plantation

Ware Episcopal Church
hasMajorEconomicSector agriculture
seafood industry
tourism
hasPublicSchoolSystem Gloucester County Public Schools
hasSettlement Bena, Virginia
Dutton, Virginia
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Hayes, Virginia
Ordinary, Virginia
knownFor historic plantations
proximity to Yorktown battlefield area
role in early American history
legislativeBody Gloucester County Board of Supervisors
locatedIn Chesapeake Bay region
Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia

Eastern Virginia
linked to: eastern Virginia

Middle Peninsula
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Tidewater Virginia
locatedOn Middle Peninsula of Virginia
namedAfter Gloucester, England
linked to: Gloucester

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Hampton Roads metropolitan area
linked to: Hampton Roads

United States Census Bureau
regionType coastal county
seat Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Virginia's 1st congressional district contains Gloucester County, Virginia
Bathurst partOf Gloucester County
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
Murray Leinster placeOfDeath Gloucester, Virginia, United States
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
York County, Virginia borderedBy Gloucester County, Virginia
John Page (Virginia politician) birthPlace Gloucester County, Virginia
Irene Morgan placeOfDeath Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
Irene Morgan arrestedIn Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
Irene Morgan hasResidence Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
Walter Reed hasPlaceOfBirth Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
subject linked to: Major Walter Reed
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge connects Gloucester County, Virginia
John Page residence Gloucester County, Virginia
Page family of Virginia regionOfInfluence Gloucester County, Virginia
King and Queen County, Virginia borderedBy Gloucester County, Virginia
York County, Virginia borderedBy Gloucester County, Virginia
subject linked to: York County
Mathews County, Virginia formedFrom Gloucester County, Virginia
Mathews County, Virginia hasAdjacentCounty Gloucester County, Virginia
Werowocomoco locatedInAdministrativeEntity Gloucester County, Virginia
York River waterfront nearby Gloucester County, Virginia
York River Bridge locatedIn Gloucester County, Virginia
Middle Peninsula of Virginia contains Gloucester County, Virginia
King and Queen County borderedBy Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester Point, Virginia county Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester Point, Virginia partOf Gloucester County, Virginia
William Fitzgerald Jenkins placeOfDeath Gloucester, Virginia, United States of America
linked to: Gloucester County, Virginia
Newport News Division appliesToJurisdiction Gloucester County, Virginia
William B. Taliaferro birthPlace Gloucester County, Virginia
William B. Taliaferro deathPlace Gloucester County, Virginia
William B. Taliaferro residence Gloucester County, Virginia
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia passesThrough Gloucester County, Virginia
Eastern Virginia contains Gloucester County, Virginia
subject linked to: eastern Virginia
Fairfield Plantation locatedIn Gloucester County, Virginia