Middlebrook is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

Augusta County, Virginia Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and ...

. The population as of the 2020 Census was 184.

History

The village of Middlebrook, founded in 1799 by Scots-Irish and German settlers, stretches along Middlebrook Road, which by 1851 was a stagecoach road and a main transport route to Staunton. By the end of the 19th century it was a thriving agricultural community, growing to significance within

Augusta County Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and ...

. Railroad building in the region in the late 19th and early 20th century caused Middlebrook to fade in economic importance and cease growing. As a result, the buildings in Middlebrook today reflect an earlier era, a window of what a village looked like in late 19th century.

Middlebrook Historic District Middlebrook Historic District is a national historic district located at Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. ...

Middlebrook Schools The Middlebrook Schools are a pair of historic State school, public school buildings located at Middlebrook, Virginia, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia. The original school building was built in 1916 and expanded in 1919. A separate high sch ...

, A. J. Miller House,

Henry Mish Barn Henry Mish Barn, also known as Mish Barn and Heritage Hill Barn, is a historic Pennsylvania bank barn located near Middlebrook, Virginia, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built about 1849, and measures 50 feet by 100 feet. The ends ...

and

Maple Front Farm Maple Front Farm, also known as Locust Front Farm and W. K. Clemmer Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Middlebrook, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1900, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house. Also o ...

are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

Demographics

Middlebrook was first listed as a

census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

in the 2010 U.S. Census.

References

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