Nelson County

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Nelson County is a rural county in central Virginia known for its Blue Ridge Mountain scenery, outdoor recreation, and historic small communities.

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Nelson County canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Albemarle County
Amherst County
Appomattox County
Augusta County
Buckingham County
Campbell County
City of Lynchburg
linked to: Lynchburg, Virginia

Rockbridge County
containsRiver James River
Rockfish River NERFINISHED
Tye River NERFINISHED
containsSettlement Afton
Arrington
Faber
Lovingston
Nellysford
Piney River
Roseland
Schuyler
Shipman
country United States of America
countyFIPSCode 125
formedFrom Amherst County
formedIn 1807
hasCountySeat Lovingston
hasGovernmentType county government
hasIndustry agriculture
craft breweries
tourism
wine production
hasLargestCommunity Nellysford
hasMountainRange Blue Ridge Mountains
hasProtectedArea George Washington National Forest
Shenandoah National Park
hasRegionCode US-VA
knownFor historic small communities
outdoor recreation
scenic Blue Ridge Mountain landscapes
locatedIn United States
Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Thomas Nelson Jr.
namedFor Thomas Nelson Jr.
partOf Central Virginia
stateFIPSCode 51
traversedBy Appalachian Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway

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Crabtree Falls, Virginia county Nelson County
High Grove locatedIn Nelson County
High Grove partOf Nelson County
High Grove hasCounty Nelson County
Balltown locatedIn Nelson County
Culvertown isIn Nelson County
Lovingston Historic District county Nelson County
Old Nelson County Courthouse county Nelson County
Crabtree Falls Trail county Nelson County