Places of Virginia

The geography and history of the Commonwealth

Data, maps and photo credits

Last updated: November 9, 2026

Data

Source Used for Terms
U.S. Census Bureau Population estimates 2020–2025, components of change, land and water area (Gazetteer), county adjacency, towns, boundaries (TIGERweb) U.S. government data, public domain
U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Counts of named streams, summits and other features USGS data is in the U.S. public domain (USGS)
Wikidata County seats, founding dates, origin of names, official websites CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
NOAA CO-OPS (Tides and Currents) Tide information used on some pages Public domain unless otherwise noted (NOAA)
USGS The National Map Base maps Public domain; credit “USGS The National Map”

Software and fonts

Photos

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Historic log cabin at the Humpback Rocks farm on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, in autumn Victoria Stauffenberg, National Park Service Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Captain John Smith’s map of Virginia, engraved by William Hole, 1624 John Smith; engraved by William Hole Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
View from the Great Valley Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Eaton Hollow Overlook on Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia G. Edward Johnson Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Hay bales and a farm in the misty Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Carol M. Highsmith Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Forested gorge at Breaks Interstate Park on the Virginia–Kentucky line vastateparksstaff Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Mountain view near Mount Rogers, Virginia’s highest peak David Burke Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Monument and church tower at Historic Jamestowne, Virginia Wikimedia Commons contributor Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Brick colonial building in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia Humberto Moreno Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Ruins of the 1639 brick church tower at Jamestown, Virginia Tony Fischer Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
The historic Courthouse in Williamsburg, Virginia Bradley Jones Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Tall pine and open ground on Jamestown Island, Virginia Cbaile19 Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Log cabin on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation, Virginia Nyttend Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Norfolk and Western steam locomotive 433 Mark Levisay Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Rapids on the James River at Belle Isle, Richmond, Virginia Morgan Riley Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
The Natural Bridge, a limestone arch in Rockbridge County, Virginia Quintin Soloviev Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Richmond, Virginia skyline above the James River Bdl2001 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Riprap Overlook looking west, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia G. Edward Johnson Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Virginia State Capitol in Richmond Ron Cogswell Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia David Broad Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Great Falls of the Potomac River, Virginia Mehul Antani Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Interstate 64 eastbound at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia David Broad Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
FBI Laboratory building at Quantico, Virginia FBI Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Cumberland County Courthouse, Virginia Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Fountain and farmers’ market at Market Square, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia DimiTalen Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Smurfit Westrock Covington Mill (Virginia paper mill) Quintin Soloviev Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Goochland, Virginia Dclemens1971 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Lee County Courthouse, Virginia Nyttend Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Lunenburg County Courthouse Virginia September Diamondarmorstev Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Downtown Petersburg, Virginia - Sarah Stierch Sarah Stierch Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Visitor center at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Ann Cason Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
The Williamsburg Bray School building, Virginia Richard Ricciardi Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
The Rappahannock River, Virginia Ivy Jennings; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service source page states “Media Usage Rights/License: Public Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
York River State Park on Virginia’s coastal plain OmegaFallon Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
The Rotunda and Lawn University of Virginia Charlottesville VA March Phil Roeder Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Appomattox Court House, VA, sign Billy Hathorn Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Augusta County, Virginia countryside Hamiltonl at English Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Resized; may be shown cropped
QUARLES-WALKER HOUSE, BEDFORD, BEDFORD COUNTY. VA KLOTZPLATE Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Lawrenceville, VA Taber Andrew Bain Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Buckingham VA - county courthouse Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Buena Vista, Virginia Carol M. Highsmith Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Hillsville-Carroll-County-Courthouse-va Brian Stansberry Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Danville, VA aerial Designism Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Corridor Q, Dickenson County, Virginia Magnolia677 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Essex County VA Courthouse Taber Andrew Bain Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Church of the Apostles Fairfax Virginia Dclemens1971 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Reenactors, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Frederick County, VA olekinderhook Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Laurel Fork, Highland County, Virginia USGS Samuel H. Austin, USGS Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Hopewell, VA, USA olekinderhook Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
St. Luke’s Church, Isle of Wight County, VA Greg Vassilakos Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Lancaster County Courthouse in Virginia, built Nyttend Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
View from Brushy Hill, Lexington, VA Gnupratchett Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Church of the Holy Spirit, Leesburg, Virginia Dclemens1971 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Lynchburg, Virginia Quintin Soloviev Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia, United States Harrison Keely Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
A farm in Middlesex, Virginia Packer1028 Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
St. Peter’s Church, New Kent, Virginia Cbaile19 Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Train Depot (Orange, VA) Rutke421 (talk) 23:17, 9 August 2008 (UTC) Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Luray 3742 U.S. Post Office Luray Virginia 22835 Bill McChesney from USA Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Poquoson River, VA Steve Riggins Wikimedia Commons CC BY 3.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
CWRY 444 in Portsmouth, Virginia, June William Grimes at English Wikipedia (William J. Grimes) Wikimedia Commons Public domain Resized; may be shown cropped
Richmond Folk Festival Richmond VA 20240928 bobistraveling Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
PAXTON HOUSE. FAIRFIELD. ROCKBRIDGE COIUMTY. VA KLOTZPLATE Wikimedia Commons CC0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Farmers in Rockingham County, Virginia U.S. Department of Agriculture, photo by Bob Nichols Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Tunnel under Norfolk Southern Railway, Russell County, Virginia Magnolia677 Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton, Va Boston Public Library Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Valley and Ridge (Great Knobs & River Knobs, Washington County, Virginia, USA) James St. John Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia), Seitenansicht Richard Ricciardi Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped
Pinehall Formation (Upper Triassic; Oak Ridge Farms Road outcrop, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA) 16 James St. John Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 Resized; may be shown cropped