Mathews County, Virginia

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Mathews County, Virginia is a small, coastal county on the Middle Peninsula of the Chesapeake Bay known for its maritime heritage, waterfront communities, and rural character.

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Mathews County, Virginia canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Virginia
belongsTo United States Census Bureau county divisions
borderedByWaterBody East River
Mobjack Bay
North River
Piankatank River
characterizedBy maritime heritage
rural character
waterfront communities
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1791
economyIncludes fishing
recreation and boating
tourism
FIPSCode 51XXX
formedFrom Gloucester County, Virginia
GNISFeatureID XXXXXXX
governmentType county government
hasAdjacentCounty Gloucester County, Virginia
Middlesex County, Virginia
hasAreaCode 804
hasCoastlineOn Chesapeake Bay
hasCountySeat Mathews, Virginia
hasFeature extensive shoreline
low elevation coastal plain
hasHistoricSite Mathews Courthouse Square Historic District
New Point Comfort Light
hasLargestCommunity Mathews, Virginia
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.mathewscountyva.gov/
hasZIPCode 23109
isOneOf smallest counties in Virginia by land area
locatedIn Middle Peninsula
locatedInMetropolitanArea non-metropolitan rural area
locatedInRegion Tidewater Virginia
locatedOn Chesapeake Bay
namedAfter Thomas Mathews
partOf Commonwealth of Virginia
popularFor birdwatching
boating
fishing and crabbing
kayaking
regionType coastal county
state Virginia
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Virginia's 1st congressional district contains Mathews County, Virginia
Gloucester County, Virginia adjacentTo Mathews County, Virginia
Middle Peninsula of Virginia contains Mathews County, Virginia
Newport News Division appliesToJurisdiction Mathews County, Virginia
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia passesThrough Mathews County, Virginia
Eastern Virginia contains Mathews County, Virginia
subject linked to: eastern Virginia