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    Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part...
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    Amherst (formerly Dearborn) is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of...
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    Massachusetts Amherst, Hampshire College and Amherst College), Amherst, New Hampshire, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Amherst, New York and Amherst County, Virginia. Amherst's...
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    Commission of Virginia (May 12–14, 1954). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 7. Amherst County Route 158 6.80...
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  • Buffalo Amherst, Ohio Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio Amherst, South Dakota Amherst, Texas Amherst, Virginia Amherst County, Virginia Amherst (town)...
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    Tusculum was a historic home located near Amherst in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. It was a two-story Georgian and Federal style frame house...
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  • John Pope (travel writer) (category People from Amherst County, Virginia)
    wrote that he lived in Amherst County, Virginia during the American Revolution. Deed records indicate that he lived in Amherst County from 1778 until 1790...
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    Madison Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,893 at the 2020 census. It is part...
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  • Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north of Lynchburg...
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    Fairview is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a 2+1⁄2-story Italian Villa style brick dwelling...
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    them just before entering Amherst County. US 29 again bypasses Madison Heights and Amherst as an expressway, enters Nelson County, passes the town of Lovingston...
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    Cornwallis at Yorktown; Col. Abram Penn, a native of Amherst County, Virginia, who led his Henry County militia troops with the intention of joining General...
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    College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory...
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    Mountains, connecting eastern Rockbridge County with western and southern Amherst County near Lynchburg. SR 130 is a Virginia Byway west of US 29 Business near...
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    southeast Charlotte County, Virginia - south Campbell County, Virginia - southwest Amherst County, Virginia - northwest Appomattox Court House National Historical...
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    historic home and farm located at 591 Puppy Creek Road near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built by Joseph Hardin Massie between 1858 and 1869...
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    County's most prominent early settlers was Col. Abraham Penn (sometimes written Abram Penn), born in 1743 in what is today Amherst County, Virginia....
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    Counting down to closure in Amherst". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04. Land, Alison (April 2, 2020). "Central Virginia Training Center Closes". Lockey...
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    defining MSAs in Virginia. Four counties and one independent city are included in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Counties Amherst Appomattox Bedford...
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  • William Cabell (American Revolution) (category People from Amherst County, Virginia)
    southwestern Virginia, whereupon Samuel J. Cabell led the military company. Meanwhile, this William Cabell served on the Amherst County Committee of Safety...
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    a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Amherst County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts...
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    known as Minor Hall, is a historic Glebe House located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. The original section, now the rear ell, was built about 1762...
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    Blue Ridge Parkway (category Protected areas of Amherst County, Virginia)
    linear park in the U.S., runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky...
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    Forest Hill is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1803, with two-story wings added later...
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    Hill, and Franklin Hill. Amherst County, Virginia – northeast Bedford County, Virginia – west, northwest Campbell County, Virginia – south, southeast Note:...
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  • County, Virginia, the son of LeRoy Pope, Sr. and Elizabeth Mitchell. He was educated in his home state, and moved with his parents to Amherst County,...
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    Retrieved 2011-11-13. Amherst County (PDF) Nelson County (PDF) Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville (PDF) "Virginia State Route 151" (Map)....
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    Garland Avenue in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1818, by Arthur B. Davies a local attorney and Amherst County Court Clerk. It is...
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    Buck v. Bell (category Amherst County, Virginia)
    of Buck and her guardian appealed the case to the Circuit Court of Amherst County. In order to fully validate the law to Priddy’s satisfaction, the Board’s...
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  • Amherst County High School is a public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As the only high school in the county...
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