Swoope (pronounced S-W-O-P-E) is an unincorporated community in

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 county ...

, Virginia. Swoope is located on State Routes 703 and 860 west of Staunton. Swoope has a post office with ZIP code 24479, which opened on March 6, 1838. Polyface Farm, a

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farm run by

Joel Salatin Joel F. Salatin (born February 24, 1957) is an American farmer, lecturer, and author. Salatin raises livestock on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Meat from the farm is sold by direct marketing to consumers and res ...

, is also near Swoope. Students in the area go to Beverley Manor Elementary School, Churchville Elementary School, attend Beverley Manor Middle School, and

Buffalo Gap High School Buffalo Gap High School (BGHS) is a public school located in Swoope, Virginia. The Buffalo Gap class of 2007 scored higher in all SAT categories than every public school in Augusta County and inlying cities.

. The

Glebe Burying Ground Glebe Burying Ground, also known as Glebe Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Augusta County and contains a wide variety of stones illustrating the evolution of loc ...

, Intervale, and

Lewis Shuey House Lewis Shuey House is a historic home located near Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built around 1795. Also on the property are two contributing outbuildings. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of ...

are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable people

Donald DePoy Donald DePoy (born August 10, 1949, in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is an American bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer. He is a fifth-generation bluegrass musician from the Shenandoah Valley and a multi-instrumentalist. He a ...

, born August 10, 1949, fifth-generation bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer. *

, born February 24, 1957, farmer and author *

Jacob Swoope Jacob Swoope (''ca.'' 17661832) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. Biography Born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania around 1766, Swoope attended the common schools as a child. He moved to Staunton, ...

, born in 1766 in Philadelphia, PA to Col. George Michael Swope. Jacob moved to Staunton in 1789. He was the first mayor of Staunton under the new charter in 1801. He served as the Mayor of Staunton, Virginia, from 1801 to 1804. He was reelected Mayor of Staunton, Virginia, and served from 1804 to 1805. He then served Virginia's 4th District (Eleventh Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811. The town of Swoope (originally "Swoope's Depot") is named for Jacob and he built his home, "Wheatlands", here in 1813. He died in 1832 and is buried in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard in Staunton.

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Unincorporated communities in Augusta County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{AugustaCountyVA-geo-stub