Craig County, Virginia

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Craig County, Virginia is a sparsely populated, rural county in western Virginia known for its mountainous terrain and large areas of national forest land.

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Craig County, Virginia canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Virginia
borders Alleghany County, Virginia
Botetourt County, Virginia
Giles County, Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Monroe County, West Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia
containsProtectedArea George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Jefferson National Forest
country United States
dateEstablished 1851
FIPSCode 51xxx
formedFrom Botetourt County, Virginia
Giles County, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia
GNISFeatureID xxxxxxx
hasAreaCharacteristic large areas of national forest land
hasCharacteristic rural
sparsely populated
hasCountySeat New Castle, Virginia
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLargestCommunity New Castle, Virginia
hasPopulationDensity low
hasPostalAbbreviationState VA
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities agriculture
forestry
outdoor recreation
hasRegion Appalachian Mountains
hasTerrain mountainous
isInPhysiographicRegion Valley and Ridge
isNamedEntity true
isPartOf Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area
locatedIn United States
Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Robert Craig
subdivisionName1 Virginia
subdivisionName2 United States
subdivisionType county

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Giles County, Virginia border Craig County, Virginia
Monroe County, West Virginia borderedBy Craig County, Virginia
Montgomery County, Virginia borderedBy Craig County, Virginia
Alleghany County, Virginia borders Craig County, Virginia
Botetourt County, Virginia borderedBy Craig County, Virginia
Roanoke metropolitan area includesCounty Craig County, Virginia
North Fork of Roanoke AVA locatedIn Craig County, Virginia