Churchville, Virginia
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Churchville is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in the western part of
Augusta County Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Its count ...
,
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,
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. The population as of the 2010 Census was 194.Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).
Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08. Churchville is part of the StauntonWaynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. An 1855 gazetteer described the village as a
stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
stop that contained "2 churches, 2 stores, and 2 schools." Churchville was a famous town during the time of the Civil War. W. Taylor Reveley III, 27th President of the
College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III a ...
was born in Churchville. Churchville is a tree-lined community that is home to several churches (currently 4), the Churchville
Public Library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...
, part of the Augusta County Library Branch, and Churchville Elementary School (Grades K-5). Several businesses are located there, including Family Dollar, Riverside Grocery
First and Citizens Bank
Village Pizza Too!, Tastee-Freeze, medical practice, Dentist, Law Office and Wool Mill. Hanger Mill was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1991.


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Census-designated places in Augusta County, Virginia {{AugustaCountyVA-geo-stub