Nelson County, Virginia

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area 474 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Albemarle_County
gptkb:Amherst_County
gptkb:Buckingham_County
gptkb:Appomattox_County
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Parkway
gptkb:Wintergreen_Resort
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Virginia_Distillery_Company
gptkb:Nelson_County_Historical_Society
gptkb:Oak_Ridge_Estate
gptkb:Devil's_Backbone_Brewing_Company
Humpback Bridge
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly White
Growing_Hispanic_population
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Tourism
Wine production
Craft brewing
gptkbp:education gptkb:Nelson_County_Public_Schools
gptkbp:elevation 1,000 feet
gptkbp:events gptkb:Virginia_Craft_Beer_Month
gptkb:Nelson_County_Fair
gptkb:Wintergreen_Music_Festival
gptkb:Nelson_County_Wine_Festival
gptkbp:founded 1814
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 37.6° N, 78.9° W
gptkbp:governmentType Board_of_Supervisors
gptkbp:hasCountry Lovingston
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nelson County, Virginia
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:U.S._Route_29
gptkb:Virginia_State_Route_6
gptkb:Virginia_State_Route_151
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Reverend_Samuel_Nelson
gptkbp:naturalResources gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Mountains
gptkb:Rockfish_River
Lake Monocan
Tye_River
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Samuel_Nelson
gptkb:James_M._McClung
gptkb:William_H._McClung
gptkb:John_A._McClung
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:population 14,000
gptkbp:populationTrend 30 per square mile
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:website www.nelsoncounty.org